Educational intervention for parents and healthcare providers leads to reduced antibiotic use in acute otitis media

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 657-659

  Småbrekke, Lars ^a   Berild, Dag ^a   Giæver, Anton ^a   Myrbakk, Torni ^a   Fuskevåg, Airin ^a   Ericson, Johanna U ^a   Flægstad, Trond ^a   Olsvik, Ørjan ^a   Ringertz, Signe H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; NURSE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036385087     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540210147651     Document Type: Article

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