Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , 1 July 2006

Decline in Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Over a Decade by Pediatricians in a Tennessee Community

  • Sandra R. Arnold, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tenn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sandra R. Arnold, MS, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, 50 N Dunlap St, Memphis, TN 38103.
    • ,
  • Andrew J. Bush, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tenn.

Received 8 December 2005 ,Accepted 18 April 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00120-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.04.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 225-229 , 1 July 2006

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