Antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections and conjunctivitis in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7563, 2006, Pages 311-312

  Rietveld, Remco P ^a   Bindels, Patrick J E ^a   Ter Riet, Gerben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MASTOIDITIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RHINITIS; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; GENERAL PRACTICE; NOTE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33747600856     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7563.311     Document Type: Editorial

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