Why do General Practitioners prescribe antibiotics for acute infective conjunctivitis in children? Qualitative interviews with GPs and a questionnaire survey of parents and teachers

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-232

  Rose, Peter W ^a   Ziebland, Sue ^a   Harnden, Anthony ^a   Mayon White, Richard ^a   Mant, David ^a   Bates, Susan ^b   Brueggemann, Angela ^b   Bryson, Sarah ^b   Burton, Sarah ^b   Chadwick, Sarah ^b   Crook, Derrick ^b   Dunn, Gill ^b   Elsom, Susan ^b   Goddard, Fiona ^b   Jewel, Geraldine ^b   Lambourne, Helen ^b   Marshall, Pauline ^b   McLeod, Diane ^b   Roome, Angela ^b   Rous, Susan ^b   White, Judy ^b   Willmore, Wendy ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Child; Conjunctivitis; Prescribing; Social

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; ENGLAND; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645136171     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi101     Document Type: Article

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