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Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat, sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing at a much faster rate than new antibiotics to treat them are being developed. The prescript...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stivers, Tanya
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
Subjects:
Antibiotics.
Antibiotics > Effectiveness.
Physician and patient.
Pediatrics.
Physician practice patterns.
Parents.
Pediatrics
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Physician-Patient Relations
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Office Visits
Parents
Professional-Family Relations
Relations médecin-patient.
Pédiatrie.
Modèles de pratique médicale.
Relations soignant-famille.
broader terms.
parents.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Physician practice patterns
Antibiotics
Antibiotics > Effectiveness
Physician and patient
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat, sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing at a much faster rate than new antibiotics to treat them are being developed. The prescription of antibiotics for viral illnesses is a key cause of increasing bacterial resistance. Despite this fact, many children continue to receive antibiotics unnecessarily for the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections. Why do American physicians continue to prescribe inappropriately giv.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 221 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
ISBN:9780195345537
0195345533
0195311159
9780195311150
9781429459471
1429459476

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