Physician knowledge and adherence to prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis for sickle cell disease

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-251

  Wurst, Keele E ^a   Sleath, Betsy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Continuing education; Physician adherence; Physician knowledge; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 2942726089     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh033     Document Type: Article

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