Sore throat management in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 317-321

  Little, Paul ^a   Williamson, Ian ^a  

^a Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Pharyngitis; Sore throat; Throat swab; Tonsilitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SORE THROAT; THROAT CULTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029901278     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.3.317     Document Type: Article

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