Evaluation and treatment of acute bronchitis at an academic teaching clinic

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-9

  Hall, Keri K ^a   Philbrick, John ^a   Nadkarni, Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial; Therapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037232685     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200301000-00002     Document Type: Article

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