Prognosis of respiratory tract infections in primary care
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Reducing uncertainty in managing respiratory tract infections in primary care.
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) remain the commonest reason for acute consultations in primary care in resource-rich countries. Their spectrum and severity has changed from the time that antibiotics were discovered, largely from improvements in the socioeconomic determinants of health as well as vaccination. The benefits from antibiotic treatment for common RTIs have been shown to be largel...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7185