Does clinical error contribute to unnecessary antibiotic use?

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  McIsaac, Warren J ^a,c,d   Butler, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Mt Sinai Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Clinical error; Prescribing; Sore throat

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG MISUSE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 0033987453     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X0002000104     Document Type: Article

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