Antibiotic Prescriptions Are Associated with Increased Patient Satisfaction With Emergency Department Visits for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
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Antibiotic use for emergency department patients with upper respiratory infections: prescribing practices, patient expectations, and patient satisfaction.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1069-6563,1553-2712
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00522.x