Parental knowledge about antibiotic use: Results of a cluster-randomized, multicommunity intervention

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 698-706

  Huang, Susan S ^a,b   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^a   Kleinman, Ken ^a   Kotch, Jamie ^a   Schiff, Nancy ^c   Stille, Christopher J ^d,e   Steingard, Ron ^d   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a,f  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Energy Facility   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Parent education; Prospective trial; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAID; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34147137862     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2600     Document Type: Article

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