Parents' beliefs and expectations when presenting with a febrile child at an out-of-hours general practice clinic

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 486, 2003, Pages 43-44

  Kallestrup, Per ^a   Bro, Flemming ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Out of hours care; Parental attitudes; Patient expectations

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFTER-HOURS CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS;

EID: 0037215052     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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