Evaluating the presentation and management of upper respiratory tract infection in primary care clinics in Saudi Arabia: Biomedical factors do not govern clinical decision making

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Al Shammari, Sulaiman A ^a,b   Ghani, Hamza Abdul ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Saudi Arabia; Sore throat; Throat culture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0032935556     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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