Antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis in the United States, 1996-2010

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 2020-2022

  Barnett, Michael L ^a   Linder, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900805531     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.286141     Document Type: Letter

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