Differences in antibiotic prescribing patterns for children younger than five years in the three major outpatient settings

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 200-205

  Halasa, Natasha B ^b   Griffin, Marie R ^b   Zhu, Yuwei ^b   Edwards, Kathryn M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CDC; Centers for Disease Control; ED; Emergency department; NAMCS; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; NHAMCA; OM; Otitis media; Primary sampling units; PSU; URI; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHARYNGITIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1542287425     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.10.053     Document Type: Article

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