Appropriate antibiotic use for acute otitis media: What consumers find using web searches

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 452-456

  Holland, Margaret L ^a,b   Fagnano, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial drug resistance; Internet; Otitis media; Patient education; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DRUG USE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 43049093355     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922807313274     Document Type: Article

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