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Too Much Medicine?
- Source :
- AARP Bulletin; Sep2009, Vol. 50 Issue 7, p28-28, 1p, 1 Color Photograph
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The article reports on the plan of the Partnership for Healthcare Excellence to launch an education campaign to warn customers of the danger of overusing antibiotics and medical imaging in the U.S. in fall 2009. According to the New England Healthcare Institute, more than half of all antibiotic prescriptions are medically unnecessary. The article also details two bills supported by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) that would address the problems.
- Subjects :
- HEALTH education
HEALTH promotion
ANTIBIOTICS
DIAGNOSTIC imaging
LEGISLATIVE bills
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10441123
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- AARP Bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 44788504