The effect of a self-care minimal intervention for colds and flu on the use of medical services
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 January 1990
Andy Stergachis, William E. Newmann, Kathy J. Williams, Margaret M. Schnell
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The impact of mailed distribution of a brief self-care pamphlet on upper respiratory infection (URI)-related-medical care utilization and URI drug prescriptions during the intervention period for all 20,127 patients showed no significant difference.
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A simple mailed self-care pamphlet has little effect on medical care utilization for URI care.
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Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicineHealth Professions
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