Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing for Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Infections among Adults and Children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1910-1914

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a   Hueston, William J ^a   Davis, Matthew P ^a   Pearson, William S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMON COLD; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642367498     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.11.1910     Document Type: Article

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