2012-05-24T14:13:16Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/ear-nose-and-throat-disorders.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100169.html Nov 16, 2010 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.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/16.html Nov 15, 2010 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.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/08/31.html Aug 31, 2009 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.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2008/09/10.html Sep 10, 2008 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071031.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031205.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030406.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031203.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>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).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030407.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030122.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031206.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>These results support the reliability and construct validity of the NEI-RQL.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4532-1.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020615.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010814.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010816.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010522.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990406.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998

<p>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.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19940024.html Dec 31, 1993 Dec 31, 1993

<p>Describes the clinical reasons tympanostomy tubes are proposed for children and assesses their appropriateness.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19930005.html Dec 31, 1992 Dec 31, 1992

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2446z2.html Dec 31, 1986 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.