Antibiotics for sinusitis-like symptoms in primary care

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9616, 2008, Pages 874-876

  Lindbaek, Morten ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 40649123006     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60390-6     Document Type: Note

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