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- Title
Trends in antimicrobial prescribing rates for children and adolescents.
- Authors
McCaig, Linda F; Besser, Richard E; Hughes, James M
- Abstract
Annual rates of antimicrobial prescribing for children by office-based physicians increased from 1980 through 1992. The development of antimicrobial resistance, which increased for many organisms during the 1990s, is associated with antimicrobial use. To combat development of antimicrobial resistance, professional and public health organizations undertook efforts to promote appropriate antimicrobial prescribing.
- Publication
JAMA, 2002, Vol 287, Issue 23, p3096
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.287.23.3096