Open AccessRelation of Time Spent in an Encounter With the Use of Antibiotics in Pediatric Office Visits for Viral Respiratory Infections
Author(s) -
Andrew Coco,
Arch G. Mainous
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1145
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchitis , antibiotics , upper respiratory infections , medical prescription , respiratory tract infections , common cold , chronic bronchitis , ambulatory , pediatrics , physician office , intensive care medicine , family medicine , emergency medicine , respiratory system , health care , immunology , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , economics , economic growth
To examine the relationship between the time a physician spends in an office encounter with the prescribing of antibiotics for pediatric patients with presumed viral respiratory infections.