Do delayed prescriptions reduce the use of antibiotics for the common cold? A single-blind controlled trial

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-328

  Arroll, B ^a   Kenealy, T ^a   Kerse, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Common cold; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMON COLD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036216156     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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