Demographic influences on antibiotic prescribing for pediatric acute otitis media.

Abstract

Most children receiving medical treatment for AOM receive an antibiotic prescription during their visit. Ethnicity, race, and insurance type do not significantly influence antibiotic prescribing rates for AOM, and nearly all patients have medical insurance.

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Subjects

• Acute Disease
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Chi-Square Distribution
• Child, Preschool
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Demography
• Drug Utilization
• Female
• Humans
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Otitis Media
• Physician's Practice Patterns
• United States

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Authors

• Douglas Sidell
• Nina L Shapiro
• Neil Bhattacharyya

Publication date

2012-04-03

Journal

Journal topics

• Otolaryngology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Division of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1624, USA. dsidell [at] mednet.ucla.edu

Release reference

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Apr;146(4):653-8

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