Abstract
Acute otitis media is the most frequent diagnosis made in children visiting a physician's office during the first five years of their life. This paper deals briefly with the epidemiology and diagnosis of this major medical problem and provides some guidelines for management.
Keywords: otitis media, ear, children
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