Public beliefs and use of antibiotics for acute respiratory illness
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 14 (11) , 658-662
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.08118.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To better understand public beliefs and use of antibiotics for acute respiratory illnesses. DESIGN: Cross-sectional telephone survey. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred eighty-six adult members...Keywords
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