The management of middle ear infection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
Subtitle: plain language summary of the systematic review on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
By: by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation for the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Contributors: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization.; Australia. Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Publisher: Indigenous and Public Health Media Unit, Commonwealth Dept. of Health and Aged Care
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Otitis media in children -- Australia.; Children, Torres Strait Islander -- Health and hygiene.; Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Health and hygiene.
Other titles: Systematic review on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
Notes: Commonwealth of Australia 2001.
Publications approval no.: 2876.
"March 2001."
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet. Address as of 30/08/01: http://www.health.gov.au/oatsih/pubs/pdf/opls.pdf
"Reprinted June 2002".
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Table of contents: title: How bad is ear disease in Aboriginal people?; title: What factors encourage chronic middle ear disease?; title: How middle ear disease is described; title: Diagnosis of middle ear disease; title: Is prevention effective?; title: Primary prevention; title: Secondary prevention; title: medical treatments; title: Secondary prevention; title: surgical interventions; title: Secondary prevention; title: screening.