Acute care and antibiotic seeking for upper respiratory tract infections for children in day care: Parental knowledge and day care center policies

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 369-374

  Friedman, Jennifer F ^a,b,c   Lee, Grace M ^a,b   Kleinman, Ken P ^b   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PARENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; MASSACHUSETTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037394736     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.4.369     Document Type: Article

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