Adherence to prophylactic antibiotic guidelines among medicaid infants with sickle cell disease

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-299

  Warren, Michael D ^a   Arbogast, Patrick G ^a   Dudley, Judy A ^a   Kaltenbach, Lisa ^a   Ray, Wayne A ^a   Wang, Winfred C ^b   Cooper, William O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAID; PENICILLINS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950349403     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.286     Document Type: Short Survey

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