An observational study of antibiotic prescribing behavior and the Hawthorne effect

Health Services Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1603-1623

  Mangione Smith, Rita ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a   McDonald, Laurie ^a   McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Hawthorne effect; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0036937025     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.10482     Document Type: Article

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