Prescription rates and diagnostic patterns are stable: A comparison of high-, medium- and low-prescribing primary care physicians treating community-acquired respiratory tract infections

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Leistevuo, Jorma ^a   Huikko, Solja ^a,b   Rautakorpi, Ulla Maija ^a   Leistevuo, Tiina ^c   Honkanen, Pekka O ^d   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a   Palva, Erkki ^f   Roine, Risto ^g   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^h,i   Varonen, Helena ⁱ   Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Laaksonen, Irja ^j   Kanerva, Markku ^k   Niemelä, Anna ^l   Virtanen, Timo ^m   Toppila, Liisa ⁿ   Mårtenson, Camilla ^o   Penttilä, Kari ^p   Kaitila, Marjatta ^q   Lappalainen, Jarmo ^p   Koski, Jarmo J ^r   Kurikkala, Anu ^s   Kankaanpää, Timo ^t   Norja, Matti ^p   Salmio, Antti ^u   Hiltunen, Sirkka Liisa ^p   Nukari, Esko ^v   Koivisto, Kauko ^w   Asikainen, Esa ^x   Sipilä, Olli ^y   Hietala, Jouko ^z   Piiroinen, Antti ^aa   Tonteri, Pasi ^ab   Junnila, Seppo ^ac   Valli, Markku ^ad   Laitinen, Marja Liisa ^p   Karppinen, Maarit ^p   Vaissi, Eero ^ae   Lemmetty, Kyösti ^af   Klemola, Marketta ^ag   Kettunen, Risto ^p   more..

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Kemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^g HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^h PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^j Asikkala Health Centre   (Finland)

^k Tapiola Health Centre   (Finland)

^l Haapavesi Health Centre   (Finland)

^m Hamina Health Centre   (Finland)

ⁿ Alppiharju Health Centre   (Finland)

^o Latokartano Health Centre   (Finland)

^p Latokartano Health Centre ^*

^q Joutseno Health Centre   (Finland)

^r Jyväskylä City Health Centre   (Finland)

^s Kannus Health Centre   (Finland)

^t Muurame Health Centre   (Finland)

^u Lammi Tuulos Health Centre   (Finland)

^v Mäntsälä Health Centre   (Finland)

^w Mänttä Health Centre   (Finland)

^x Nilsiä Health Centre   (Finland)

^y Oulu Health Centre   (Finland)

^z Pirkkala Health Centre   (Finland)

^aa Rovaniemi City Health Centre   (Finland)

^ab Rovaniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^ac Salo Health Centre   (Finland)

^ad Health Centre of Seinäjoki   (Finland)

^ae Turku Health Centre   (Finland)

^af Ulvila Health Centre   (Finland)

^ag Valkeakoski Health Centre   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 22844452659     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510037975     Document Type: Article

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