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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Evolution, Psychology, and a Conflict Theory of Culture

This article develops an evolutionary theory of conflict over the construction of culture that is informed by current knowledge of psychological mechanisms.Psychological mechanisms important for the production of culture include (1) general intelligence (including the ability to engender hypothetical scenarios and means-end reasoning necessary for

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