Antibiotic treatment of acute bronchitis in smokers: A systematic review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 230-234

  Linder, Jeffrey A ^a   Sim, Ida ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchitis, antibiotics; Smoking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRONCHITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036284747     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10405.x     Document Type: Review

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