Prescribing Under Pressure: Parent-Physician Conversations and Antibiotics
(Part of the Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics Series)
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Antibiotics will soon no longer be able to cure common illnesses such as strep throat, sinusitis and middle ear infections as they have done for the last 60 years. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing at a much faster rate than new antibiotics to treat them are being developed. The prescription of antibiotics for viral illnesses is a key cause of increasing bacterial resistance. Despite this fact, many children continue to receive antibiotics...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199756759
ISBN13:9780199756759
Release Date:April 2011
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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