INTERVENTIONS TO INFLUENCE CONSULTING AND ANTIBIOTIC USE FOR ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

Interventions to influence consulting and antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common in children and generally self-limiting, yet often result in consultations to primary care.Frequent consultations divert resources from care for potentially more serious conditions and increase the opportunity for antibiotic overuse.Overuse of antibiotics is associated with adverse effects and antimicr

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The missing consensus: An analysis of problem definitions and key motivations in the first zero draft for a global plastics treaty

With the ongoing negotiations for an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and the frustration at the end of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3), analyzing the zero draft text, which formed the basis for this negotiation round, is crucial.This analysis examines to what extent

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