Bias in the evaluation of pharyngitis and antibiotic overuse

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 524-525

  Kiderman, Alexander ^a   Marciano, Guy ^a   Bdolah Abram, Tali ^a   Brezis, Mayer ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW BIAS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; THROAT CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 62349086170     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.596     Document Type: Article

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