Effect of an explicit decision-support tool on decisions to prescribe antibiotics for sore throat

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 220-228

  McIsaac, Warren J ^a   Goel, Vivek ^b  

^a Mt Sinai Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Clinical score; Pharyngitis; Reminders

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031918290     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800211     Document Type: Article

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