Antibiotic prescribing for cough and symptoms of respiratory tract infection: Do the right thing

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 3062-3064

  Ebell, Mark H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUGH; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 20644440837     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.24.3062     Document Type: Editorial

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