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. 2014 May 21;311(19):2020-2.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.286141.

Antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis in the United States, 1996-2010

Michael L Barnett  1 , Jeffrey A Linder  1
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Antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis in the United States, 1996-2010

Michael L Barnett et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Linder has no conflicts of interest related to this manuscript. Dr. Barnett consults as a medical advisor to a start-up, Ginger.io, which has no relationship to this research.

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Figure. Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis in the United States by Site of Care, 1996
–2010 For trends over time period, P = .06 for primary care and P = .03 for emergency departments. Linear trends across time were assessed using survey-weighted logistic regression by estimating the p-value of the coefficient for year as an explanatory variable for the outcome of antibiotic prescription.
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