Variations in antibiotic prescribing and consultation rates for acute respiratory infection in UK general practices 1995-2000

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 517, 2005, Pages 603-608

  Ashworth, Mark ^a   Charlton, Judith ^b   Ballard, Karen ^a   Latinovic, Radoslav ^b   Gulliford, Martin ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; De medicalisation; Drug; Illness behaviour; Prescriptions; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23844531204     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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