Management of acute maxillary sinusitis in Finnish primary care: Results from the nationwide MIKSTRA study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-127

  Varonen, Helena ^a,j   Rautakorpi, Ulla Maija ^b   Huikko, Solja ^b,c   Honkanen, Pekka O ^d   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Laippala, Pekka ^c,f   Palva, Erkki ^g   Roine, Risto ^b,h   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^a,i   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^b   Huovinen, Pentti ^b  

^a Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^h HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

ⁱ PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j Ctrl Hosp of Paijat Hame ^*  (Finland)

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Author keywords

Drug utilization; Maxillary sinusitis; Patient influence; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CHOICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 3042575293     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430410006323     Document Type: Review

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