Antibiotic use for treating dental infections in children: A survey of dentists' prescribing practices

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-38

  Cherry, William R ^a   Lee, Jessica Y ^b   Shugars, Daniel A ^c   White, Raymond P ^c   Vann, William F ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clinical protocols; Guidelines; Infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863076575     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0015     Document Type: Article

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