Open AccessIncidence of Pediatric Acute Mastoiditis
Author(s) -
C Pritchett,
Marc C. Thorne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology--head and neck surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2012.269
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , mastoiditis , healthcare cost and utilization project , odds ratio , pediatrics , acute care , odds , population , emergency medicine , health care , surgery , logistic regression , otitis , environmental health , physics , optics , economics , economic growth
To evaluate the incidence of acute mastoiditis in children in the United States over the years 1997 through 2006 and to explore possible explanations for the conflicting conclusions of recent studies of this topic.