Antibiotic prescribing for adults with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis by ambulatory care physicians

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 901-904

  Gonzales, Ralph ^a   Steiner, John F ^a   Sande, Merle A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; COMMON COLD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030785447     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.11.901     Document Type: Article

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