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57. Doctors Know They Prescribe Too Many Antibiotics. Why Don’t They Stop?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Preventing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions

Doctors often think patients expect antibiotics, says Dr. John Sutter. Part of the problem is us assuming the patient wants an antibiotic, he says. "We overgeneralize those uncomfortable interactions with the very demanding patients to all patients"

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