Prevalence of parental misconceptions about antibiotic use

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 221-231

  Vaz, Louise Elaine ^a   Kleinman, Kenneth P ^b   Lakoma, Matthew D ^b   Dutta Linn, M Maya ^b   Nahill, Chelsea ^c   Hellinger, James ^d,e   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^b,f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d Neighborhood Health Plan   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLD; COUGHING; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOSE SECRETION; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SORE THROAT; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938898220     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-0883     Document Type: Article

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