Communication training and antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infections: A cluster-randomised controlled trial in general practice

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 136, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Briel, Matthias ^a   Langewitz, Wolf ^b   Tschudi, Peter ^b   Young, Jim ^a   Hugenschmidt, Christa ^a   Bucher, Heiner C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cluster randomised trial; Communication training; Prescribing; Primary health care; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646264038     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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