Antibiotics and respiratory infections: Are patients more satisfied when expectations are met?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-62

  Hamm, Robert M ^a,b   Hicks, Ronald J ^a   Bemben, Debra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; Patient satisfaction; physician patient relations; upper respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; SINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029944107     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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