Putting antibiotic prescribing for children into context

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 2388-2389

  Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878833535     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.6288     Document Type: Editorial

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