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Multivariate analysis for physician actions |
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| Outcome |
Variable* |
Odds ratio |
95% Confidence interval |
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| Prescribes antiviral therapy |
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| Location (MA vs. TX) |
0.26 |
0.13 to 0.52 |
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| Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians) |
0.82 |
0.43 to 1.55 |
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| Believes decreases mortality |
1.6 |
1.4 to 5.7 |
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| Low patient volume ( < 50 patients/week) |
0.42 |
0.26 to 0.8 |
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| Prescribes amantadine |
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| Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians) |
0.18 |
0.06 to 0.49 |
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| Believes decreases mortality |
3.37 |
1.13 to 9.96 |
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| Performs rapid testing |
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| Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians) |
0.30 |
0.17 to 0.55 |
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| Treats only high risk patients |
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| Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians) |
0.19 |
0.07 to 0.54 |
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| Believes decreases mortality |
2.94 |
1.03 to 8.36 |
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*All models include location, specialty, patient volume, physician beliefs, and performance of rapid testing. Only variables with significance of p < 0.05 are shown, except for specialty. | |||
Rothberg et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-15 |
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