Diagnosis of acute bronchitis in adults: A national survey of family physicians

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 402-409

  Oeffinger, Kevin C ^a   Snell, Laura M ^a   Foster, Barbara M ^b   Panico, Kevin G ^a   Archer, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DataSense   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Cough; Diagnosis; Family practice; Physicians, family; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030724638     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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