Variation in antimicrobial prescribing for otitis media by race: Different wrinkle in disparity?

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1204-1206

  Woods, Charles R ^a   Jones, V Faye ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Antimicrobial prescribing; Racism

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE; RACISM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED STATES; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84913537757     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3056     Document Type: Note

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