Diagnostic tools in respiratory tract infections: Use and comparison with Finnish guidelines

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 827-830

  Honkanen, Pekka Olavi ^a,h   Rautakorpi, Ulla Maija ^b,c   Huovinen, Pennti ^b   Klaukka, Timo ^d   Palva, Erkki ^e   Roine, Risto ^b   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^f,g   Varonen, Helena ^g   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^b   Laaksonen, Irja ⁱ   Kanerva, Markku ^j   Niemelä, Anne ^k   Virtanen, Timo ^l   Toppila, Liisa ^m   Mårtenson, Camilla ⁿ   Penttilä, Kari ^r   Kaitila, Marjatta ^r   Lappalainen, Jarmo ^r   Koski, Jarmo J ^r   Kurikkala, Anu ^o   Kankaanpää, Timo ^p   Norja, Matti ^r   Salmio, Antti ^q   Hiltunen, Sirkka Liisa ^r   Nukari, Esko ^r   Koivisto, Kauko ^r   Asikainen, Esa ^r   Sipilä, Olli ^r   Hietala, Jouko ^r   Piiroinen, Antti ^r   Tonteri, Pasi ^r   Junnila, Seppo ^r   Valli, Markku ^r   Laitinen, Marja Liisa ^r   Karppinen, Maarit ^r   Vaissi, Eero ^r   Lemmetty, Kyösti ^r   Klemola, Marketta ^r   Kettunen, Risto ^r   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Health Centre of Pirkkala   (Finland)

^d SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^f PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^h Health Center of Kemi   (Finland)

ⁱ Asikkala Health Centre   (Finland)

^j Tapiola Health Centre   (Finland)

^k Haapavesi Health Centre   (Finland)

^l Hamina Health Centre   (Finland)

^m Alppiharju Health Centre   (Finland)

ⁿ Latokartano Health Centre   (Finland)

^o Kannus Health Centre   (Finland)

^p Muurame Health Centre   (Finland)

^q Lammi Tuulos Health Care Centre   (Finland)

^r Tuulos Health Centre ^*

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARANASAL SINUS; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TYMPANOMETRY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036968571     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000026939     Document Type: Article

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