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. 2016 Sep 1;176(9):1397-400.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.4050.

Use of Antibiotics Among Patients Hospitalized for Exacerbations of Asthma

Peter K Lindenauer  1 , Mihaela S Stefan  1 , Laura C Feemster  2 , Meng-Shiou Shieh  3 , Shannon S Carson  4 , David H Au  2 , Jerry A Krishnan  5
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Use of Antibiotics Among Patients Hospitalized for Exacerbations of Asthma

Peter K Lindenauer et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Antibiotic prescribing rates across hospitalsa included in the study
aLimited to 421 hospitals with at least 25 cases of asthma during the study period
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