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- Title
Reducing antibiotic use in children: a randomized trial in 12 practices.
- Authors
Finkelstein, J A; Davis, R L; Dowell, S F; Metlay, J P; Soumerai, S B; Rifas-Shiman, S L; Higham, M; Miller, Z; Miroshnik, I; Pedan, A; Platt, R
- Abstract
To test whether an educational outreach intervention for families and physicians, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) principles of judicious antibiotic use, decreases antimicrobial drug prescribing for children younger than 6 years old. Setting. Twelve practices affiliated with 2 managed care organizations (MCOs) in eastern Massachusetts and northwest Washington State. Patients. All enrolled children younger than 6 years old.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2001, Vol 108, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.108.1.1