Educational Intervention Cuts Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions in China (IMAGE)

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Educational Intervention Cuts Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions in China

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An educational intervention aimed at rural Chinese primary care doctors reduced antibiotic prescriptions for childhood upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) by 36 percent, even a year after the intervention ended.

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