Influencing antibiotic prescribing in general practice: A trial of prescriber feedback and management guidelines

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 495-500

  Zwar, Nicholas ^a,b   Wolk, Jael ^a,b   Gordon, Jill ^c   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a,d   Kehoe, Linda ^a,c  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Feedback; Guidelines; Prescribing; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032863041     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.5.495     Document Type: Article

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