Management of sore throats in children: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 681-688

  Tsevat, Joel ^a   Kotagal, Uma R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN V;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032975392     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.7.681     Document Type: Article

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