Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 250-254 , July 2008

Criteria-Based Diagnosis and Antibiotic Overuse for Upper Respiratory Infections

  • Elizabeth D. Cox, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth D. Cox, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, H4/444 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, Wisconsin 53792.
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  • Saurabh Saluja, BA

Received 2 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00048-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.02.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 250-254 , July 2008

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