In the 20th century, the development, licensing and implementation of vaccines as part of
large, systematic immunization programs started to address health inequities that existed …

In low-income countries, infectious diseases still account for a large proportion of deaths,
highlighting health inequities largely caused by economic differences. Vaccination can cut …

Background The consequences of influenza in children and adults are mainly absenteeism
from school and work. However, the risk of complications is greatest in children and people …

An international group of multidisciplinary experts on middle-ear and paediatric infections
met to explore where consensus exists on the management of acute otitis media. After …

Background Randomised trials use the play of chance to assign participants to comparison
groups. The unpredictability of the process, if not subverted, should prevent systematic …

Acute otitis media (AOM) is a leading cause of visits to physicians and of antibiotic
prescriptions for young children. We systematically reviewed studies on all-cause AOM …

Objectives To test the inter-rater reliability of the RoB tool applied to Physical Therapy (PT)
trials by comparing ratings from Cochrane review authors with those of blinded external …

Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common disease occurring in infants and children and
has major medical, social and economic effects. If we consider the Italian pediatric …

Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Vaccination remains the most
important means of preventing and controlling influenza. A review of the published literature …

Background The world is currently confronting the first influenza pandemic of the 21st
century. Influenza vaccination is an effective preventive measure, but the unique …