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Personal Author:
Gardocki, Gloria J. ;
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) ;
Description:
Data on the use of antimicrobial drugs during office visits to office-based physicians are presented. Emphasis is placed on the types of drug used: penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides and lincosamides, tetracyclines, the sulfonamides and/or trimethoprim, and miscellaneous antimicrobial medications. The level of use of the various types of drug is assessed by comparing drug mention frequencies and rates. The characteristics of the drugs used also are investigated. Various aspects of the visits involving the use of these drugs are examined. These include the demographic characteristics of the patients who made the visits, patient complaints, diagnoses recoded, diagnostic and therapeutic services ordered or provided, patient disposition, and visit duration.
Content Notes:
Bibliography: p. 30.
Subject:
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Ambulatory Care
Anti-Infective Agents
Drug Utilization
Family Practice
Therapeutic Use

Pubmed ID:
3750883
Document Type:
Journal Issue ;
Genre:
Statistics ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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