Are smokers with acute cough in primary care prescribed antibiotics more often, and to what benefit? An observational study in 13 European countries.
Stanton N, Hood K, Kelly MJ, Nuttall J, Gillespie D, Verheij T, Little P, Godycki-Cwirko M, Goossens H, Butler CC.
Stanton N, et al. Among authors: little p.
Eur Respir J. 2010 Apr;35(4):761-7. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00168409. Epub 2009 Dec 23.
Eur Respir J. 2010.
PMID: 20032009
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Little is known about actual clinical practice regarding management of smokers compared with ex-smokers and nonsmokers presenting with acute cough in primary care, and whether a lower threshold for prescribing antibiotics benefits smokers. ...After adjusting for clinical p …
Little is known about actual clinical practice regarding management of smokers compared with ex-smokers and nonsmokers presenting wit …