Trends in antibiotic use in Massachusetts children, 2000-2009

Authors :: Greene, SK
Kleinman, KP
Lakoma, MD
Rifas-Shiman, SL
Lee, GM
Huang, SS
Finkelstein, JA
Source :: Greene, SK; Kleinman, KP; Lakoma, MD; Rifas-Shiman, SL; Lee, GM; Huang, SS; et al.(2012). Trends in antibiotic use in Massachusetts children, 2000-2009.. Pediatrics, 130(1), 15-22. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3137. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6ck6v459
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: eScholarship, University of California, 2012.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Antibiotic use rates have declined dramatically since the 1990s. We aimed to determine if, when, and at what level the decline in antibiotic-dispensing rates ended and which diagnoses contributed to the trends. METHODS: Antibiotic dispensings and diagnoses were obtained from 2 health insurers for 3- to

Subjects :: Male
Otitis Media
Massachusetts
Child, Preschool
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Infant
Female
Bacterial Infections
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Child
Drug Utilization
Anti-Bacterial Agents

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Greene, SK; Kleinman, KP; Lakoma, MD; Rifas-Shiman, SL; Lee, GM; Huang, SS; et al.(2012). Trends in antibiotic use in Massachusetts children, 2000-2009.. Pediatrics, 130(1), 15-22. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3137. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/6ck6v459
Accession number :: edsair.od.......325..55eedb9b5406490b14d4b20e94f061b8

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