- Additional Authors
- Description
- 7 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file.
- Summary
- This Statistical Brief uses data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) to examine the percentages of children under 18 years of age for whom, within the past 12 months, 1) contact was made with a doctor or other health professional primarily regarding a serious sore throat, 2) an antibiotic was prescribed for those who contacted a health professional, and 3) a throat swab was administered before prescribing an antibiotic. Variations in these three measures are examined by selected demographic characteristics and insurance status.
- Series Statement
- Statistical brief ; #137
- Uniform Title
- Statistical brief (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)) ; #137.
- Alternative Title
- Antibiotic prescriptions and throat cultures for children under 18 years of age, 2002-2004 (average annual)
- Subject
- Note
- Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 18, 2008).
- "August 2006."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- System Details (note)
- Mode of access: Internet from the MEPS AHRQ web site. Address as of 9/18/2008: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st137/stat137.pdf; current access available via PURL.
- Call Number
- GPO Internet HE 20.6517/10:137
- OCLC
- marcive71782075
- Author
Machlin, Steven R.
- Title
Treatment of sore throats : antibiotic prescriptions and throat cultures for children under 18 years of age, 2002-2004 (average annual) / Steven R. Machlin and Kelly Carper.
- Publisher
[Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2006]
- Type of Content
text
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Series
Statistical brief ; #137
Statistical brief (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)) ; #137.
- System Details
Mode of access: Internet from the MEPS AHRQ web site. Address as of 9/18/2008: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st137/stat137.pdf; current access available via PURL.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Carper, Kelly.
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)
- Gpo Item No.
0491-B-41 (online)
- Sudoc No.
HE 20.6517/10:137