Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis: How Low Can We Go?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 462-463

  Hickner, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034320298     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-13-6-462     Document Type: Article

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