Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 159-164

  Peláez Ballestas, Ingris ^a   Hernández Garduño, Adolfo ^a,d   Arredondo García, José Luis ^b   Viramontes Madrid, Jose Luis ^c   Aguilar Chiu, Artemisa ^e  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c Laboratorios Merck   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antibiotics therapeutic use; Child; Mexico; Prescriptions, drug; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMON COLD; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LARYNGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; SINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0038506002     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342003000300004     Document Type: Article

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