Effectiveness of a Parental Educational Intervention in Reducing Antibiotic Use in Children
The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalPublished 1 June 2005
James A. Taylor, Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, Edward M. McMahon
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An educational intervention aimed at parents did not result in a decrease in the number of antibiotic prescriptions in their children; other interventions promoting the judicious use of these medications are needed.
Abstract
An educational intervention aimed at parents did not result in a decrease in the number of antibiotic prescriptions in their children. The use of antibiotics among children with URI symptoms was common; other interventions promoting the judicious use of these medications are needed.
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Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
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