Antibiotic prescribing for children with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 875-877

  Nyquist, Ann Christine ^a,b   Gonzales, Ralph ^b   Steiner, John F ^b   Sande, Merle A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; DRUG RESPONSE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032542747     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.11.875     Document Type: Article

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