Visits by adults to family physicians for the common cold

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 366-369

  McIsaac, Warren J ^a,b,d   Levine, Noah ^b   Goel, Vivek ^c  

^a Mt Sinai Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Mt Sinai Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family; Office visits; Physicians; Respiratory tract infections; Self care

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF CARE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; ONTARIO; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF CARE;

EID: 0031741325     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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