Data from electronic patient records are suitable for surveillance of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary health care

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-143

  Engström, Sven ^a,c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b,c   Nilsson, Gunnar ^d   Lindström, Kjell ^b   Borgquist, Lars ^c  

^a Ryd Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care Center   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542329758     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019011     Document Type: Article

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