The Safety of Telephone Management of Presumed Cystitis in Women

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1026-1029

  Vinson, David R ^a,b   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^a  

^a Kaiser Permanente Medical Center ^*

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2342480552     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.9.1026     Document Type: Article

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