Variations in antibiotic prescribing of acute rhinosinusitis in united states ambulatory settings

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 852-859

  Smith, Stephanie Shintani ^a   Kern, Robert C ^a   Chandra, Rakesh K ^a   Tan, Bruce K ^a   Evans, Charlesnika T ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Antibiotics; Health services research; Namcs; Nhamcs

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879317401     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599813479768     Document Type: Conference Paper

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