Influence of patients' expectations on antibiotic management of acute lower respiratory tract illness in general practice: Questionnaire study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7117, 1997, Pages 1211-1214

  Macfarlane, John ^a   Holmes, William ^b   Macfarlane, Rosamund ^a   Britten, Nicky ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sherrington Park Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030709236     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7117.1211     Document Type: Article

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