Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments
BACKGROUND: Unnecessary use of resources for common illnesses has substantial effect on patient care and costs. Evidence-based guidelines do not recommend antibiotics or imaging for uncomplicated upper respiratory infections (URIs). The objective of the current study was to examine medical care prov...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-13-7 |