Diagnosing streptococcal sore throat in adults: Randomized controlled trial of in-office aids

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 666-671

  Worrall, Graham ^a,c   Hutchinson, James ^a   Sherman, Gregory ^a   Griffiths, Joseph ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Centre for Rural Health Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 34247487485     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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