Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine

Use of antibiotics in upper respiratory infections on patients under 16 years old in private ambulatory medicine

OBJECTIVE: To assess antibiotic use for upper respiratory infections (URI) treatment on patients under 16 years-old who are beneficiaries of a pre-paid health care scheme. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A database containing the record of all the medical prescriptions for URI treatment, from May 1997 to Apri...

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Main Authors: Peláez-Ballestas Ingris, Hernández-Garduño Adolfo, Arredondo-García José Luis, Viramontes-Madrid Jose Luis, Aguilar-Chiu Artemisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
antibiotics/therapeutic use
respiratory tract infections
child
adolescence
prescriptions
drug
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003000300004

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