Should we prescribe antibiotics for acute conjunctivitis?

American Family Physician

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1649-1650+1652

  David, Sean P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; SHORT SURVEY; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036870134     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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