Respiratory tract infections among children younger than 5 years: Current management in Australian general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 262-266

  Biezen, Ruby ^a   Pollack, Allan J ^b   Harrison, Christopher ^b   Brijnath, Bianca ^a   Grando, Danilla ^c   Britt, Helena C ^a,b   Mazza, Danielle ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; AGE; COMPLICATION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84924973159     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00090     Document Type: Article

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