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Communication Practices and Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

Rita Mangione-Smith, Chuan Zhou, Jeffrey D. Robinson, James A. Taylor, Marc N. Elliott and John Heritage
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2015, 13 (3) 221-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1785
Rita Mangione-Smith
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Chuan Zhou
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Jeffrey D. Robinson
3Department of Communication, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
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James A. Taylor
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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4RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
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John Heritage
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Rita Mangione-Smith, Chuan Zhou, Jeffrey D. Robinson, James A. Taylor, Marc N. Elliott, John Heritage
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