Upper respiratory tract infection in Thai adults: Prevalence and prediction of bacterial causes, and effectiveness of using clinical practice guidelines

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1178-1186

  Treebupachatsakul, Pornpit ^a   Tiengrim, Surapee ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adult; Clinical practice guidelines; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748484887     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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