Antibiotic use in acute respiratory infections and the ways patients pressure physicians for a prescription

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 853-858

  Scott, J G ^a   Cohen, D ^a   Dicicco Bloom, B ^a   Orzano, A J ^a   Jaen C R ^a   Crabtree, B F ^a  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Family practice; Physician patient relations; Qualitative methods non MESH ; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; OBSERVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034795241     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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