Reducing antibiotics for respiratory tract symptoms in primary care: Consolidating 'why' and considering 'how'

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 437, 1998, Pages 1865-1870

  Butler, Christopher C ^a   Rollnick, Stephen ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Jones, Alan ^a   Stott, Nigel ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Overprescribing; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFIXIME; COTRIFAMOLE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CONSULTATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; SORE THROAT; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031797099     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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