Antibiotic prescribing for Canadian preschool children: Evidence of overprescribing for viral respiratory infections

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-160

  Wang, Elaine E L ^a   Einarson, Thomas R ^b   Kellner, James D ^b   Conly, John M ^b  

^a Clinical and Medical Affairs   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LARYNGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TONSILLITIS; TRACHEITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032766005     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520145     Document Type: Article

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