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Predictors of treatment with antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic and oral corticosteroid prescribing rate in patients suffering from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma in general practice are only sparsely described. Our aim was to identify predictors for such prescribing when results from CRP test...

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Autores principales: Al-ani, Salwan, Spigt, Mark, Laue, Johanna, Melbye, Hasse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0256-3