Antibiotics for colds in children: who are the high prescribers?
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Pediatricians and younger physicians may be less likely to prescribe antibiotics to children with upper respiratory infections than older doctors and those in family practice. Researchers evaluated 34,624 patient visits for children with colds within the Kentucky Medicaid system. Doctors who prescribed antibiotics to an average of 80% of patients with colds were more years from medical school graduation and treated more colds. Those who gave antibiotics to an average of 16% of patients with colds were more likely pediatricians. Antibiotics are not effective or necessary for routine colds.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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Listening to parents: a national survey of parents with young children
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Most parents in the United States think that the pediatric health care they receive is adequate for their children's physical health needs. However, they feel a need for more support in child-rearing issues. In a national survey, 71% of parents rated their child's pediatrician as excellent for health care. But 79% of parents stated they needed more information in various areas of successful child-rearing. The only area of concern was a lack of counseling on non-medical areas, and pediatricians should address and correct this.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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