Lower respiratory tract infections in adults: Non-antibiotic prescriptions by GPs

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 995-1000

  Raherison, Chantal ^a   Poirier, R ^b   Daures J P ^c   Romand, P ^d   Grignet, J P ^d   Arsac, P ^e   Tartavel, J M ^f   Touron, D ^g   Taytard, A ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU PAYS D AIX   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier de Denain   (France)

^e hôpital d'Orléans   (France)

^f L'espace Médical   (France)

^g SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Antibiotics; COPD exacerbation; Lower respiratory tract illness; Pharmaco epidemiology; Pneumonia; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION;

EID: 0041880685     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(03)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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