GPs' treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections - A clinical judgement analysis in four European countries

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 605-607

  Hummers Pradier, Eva ^a   Denig, Petra ^b   Oke, Thimothy ^c   Lagerløv, Per ^d   Wahlström, Rolf ^e   Haaijer Ruskamp, Flora M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Decision making; Drug utilization; Family practice; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033405315     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.6.605     Document Type: Article

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