Antibiotic prescribing during pediatric ambulatory care visits for asthma

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1014-1021

  Paul, Ian M ^a   Maselli, Judith H ^b   Hersh, Adam L ^c   Boushey, Homer A ^b   Nielson, Dennis W ^b   Cabana, Michael D ^b,d  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Antibiotics; Asthma; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MACROLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957896398     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0218     Document Type: Article

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