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BL
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988163
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b742533
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| Main Entry
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Stivers, Tanya.
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| Title & Author
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Prescribing under pressure : : parent-physician conversations and antibiotics /\ Tanya Stivers.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Oxford studies in sociolinguistics
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1 online resource (vii, 221 pages)
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| ISBN
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0195311159
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: 0195345533
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: 1429459476
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: 9780195311150
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: 9780195345537
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: 9781429459471
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
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| Contents
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1. The Miracle Drug: The Context of Modern Antibiotic Usage; 2. Foregrounding the Relevance of Antibiotics in the Problem Presentation; 3. Alternative Practices for Asking and Answering History-Taking Questions; 4. No Problem (No Treatment) Diagnosis Resistance; 5. Treatment Resistance; 6. Overt Forms of Negotiation; 7. Physician Behavior That Influences Parent Negotiation Practices; 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Transcript Symbols; Notes; References; Index.
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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 unnecessarily for the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections. Why do American physicians continue to prescribe inappropriately giv.
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Antibiotics-- Effectiveness.
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Antibiotics.
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Physician and patient.
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Antibiotics-- Effectiveness.
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Antibiotics.
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MEDICAL-- Pharmacology.
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Physician and patient.
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Pediatrics.
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents.
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Office Visits.
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Parents.
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Professional-Family Relations.
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| Dewey Classification
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615/.329
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| LC Classification
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RM267.S75 2007eb
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| NLM classification
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2007 D-980
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WS 21S862p 2007
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