Debiasing effects of education about appropriate antibiotic use on consumers' preferences for physicians

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-16

  Pontes, Manuel C F ^a   Pontes, Nancy M H ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; CDC brochures about antibiotic resistance; Consumer education; Physician preference; Treatment bias

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ATTITUDE; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT BIAS;

EID: 13844284333     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200501000-00003     Document Type: Review

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