Misconceptions about colds and predictors of health service utilization

Pediatrics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Lee, Grace M ^a   Friedman, Jennifer F ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^b   Hibberd, Patricia L ^a   Goldmann, Donald A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Child care; Colds; Health service utilization; Upper respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMON COLD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037318132     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.2.231     Document Type: Article

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