More than one-quarter of Americans exaggerate symptoms to obtain antibiotics
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- News-Medical·7h agoMore than one-quarter of Americans exaggerate symptoms to obtain antibiotics
More than a quarter of Americans have exaggerated or made up symptoms to try to get antibiotics from their doctor, either for themselves or for their children, a new study has found.
Read at News-Medical → - Medical Xpress·13h agoOne in four Americans have exaggerated or made up symptoms to try to get antibiotics
More than a quarter of Americans have exaggerated or made up symptoms to try to get antibiotics from their doctor, either for themselves or for their children, a new study has found. The survey of nearly 1,000 people nationwide uncovered common motivations for misrepresenting…
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