Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Children Provides Modest Benefits and Some Risks — Nov 16, 2010

Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects.

NEWS RELEASE

Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Children Provides Modest Benefits and Some Risks — Nov 15, 2010

Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects.

NEWS RELEASE

Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care at Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other Medical Settings — Aug 31, 2009

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments.

NEWS RELEASE

Retail Medical Clinics Attract Patients Who Do Not Have Regular Health Care Providers — Sep 10, 2008

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quality Indicators for the Care of Hearing Loss in Vulnerable Elders — Dec 31, 2006

Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions in the older population, and its prevalence increases progressively with age.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Responsiveness of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument to Surgical Correction of Refractive Error — Dec 31, 2002

The NEI-RQL is responsive to changes in vision-targeted health-related quality of life resulting from keratorefractive surgery.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Screening and Management of Adult Hearing Loss in Primary Care: Scientific Review — Dec 31, 2002

Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic condition in older adults and has important effects on their physical and mental health.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of the Accuracy of Methods of Diagnosing Middle Ear Effusion in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion — Dec 31, 2002

The authors report the findings of an evidence assessment on the accuracy of methods of diagnosing middle ear effusion in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Screening and Management of Adult Hearing Loss in Primary Care: Clinical Applications — Dec 31, 2002

Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic health conditions and has important implications for patient quality of life.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Deciding Not to Measure Performance: The Case of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2002

Additional difficulties beyond feasibility issues may arise in developing a quality of care performance measure.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Psychometric Properties of the National Eye Institute-Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument — Dec 31, 2002

These results support the reliability and construct validity of the NEI-RQL.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Low Levels of Insurance Reimbursement Impede Access to Cochelar Implants — Dec 31, 2001

This research brief describes work documented in "Payment Under Public and Private Insurance and Access to Cochlear Implants," published in Archives of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 128, October 2002.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Diagnosis, Natural History, and Late Effects of Otitis Media with Effusion — Dec 31, 2001

The evidence compiled in this report is intended to aid clinicians, health care provider organizations, and others to develop clinical practice guidelines or medical review criteria for OME.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

In 1995, >5 million episodes of acute otitis media (AOM) accounted for $3 billion in health care expenditures.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

To report research gaps and priorities of future research identified during an evidence assessment process on the management of acute otitis media (AOM).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and is responsible for significant morbidity and use of health care services.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Relationship of Self-Rated Vision and Hearing to Functional Status and Well-Being Among Seniors 70 Years and Older — Dec 31, 1998

Visual and hearing impairment appear to have a significant relationship to overall functioning in the oldest old. By confirming these findings across income and household wealth groups in a nationally representative population of Americans age 70 years or older, this study provides a powerful added impetus to efforts for improving vision and hearing for all other Americans, including the oldest old.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Medical Appropriateness of Tympanostomy Tubes Proposed for Children Younger Than 16 Years in the United States — Dec 31, 1993

Describes the clinical reasons tympanostomy tubes are proposed for children and assesses their appropriateness.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Statistical Quantification of 24-Hour and Monthly Variabilities of Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emission Frequency in Humans — Dec 31, 1992

Results from the two experiments provide quantitative evidence supporting a hypothetical relationship between SOAE's and established, biological cycles.

REPORT

Medical Disorders Series : Volume 2: Codebook for Children at Enrollment and Exit — Dec 31, 1986

Describes the contents of a data file on child medical disorders from the Health Insurance Experiment (HIE), a major social experiment conducted by The RAND Corporation from 1974 to 1982.

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