The relation between purulent manifestations and antibiotic treatment of upper respiratory tract infections

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-156

  Gonzales, Ralph ^a,c   Barrett Jr , Paul H ^b,c   Steiner, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Clinical decision making; Physician practice patterns; Purulence; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PUS; SMOKING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032962168     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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