What is the role of quality circles in strategies to optimise antibiotic prescribing? A pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial in primary care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-202

  Van Driel, M L ^a   Coenen, S ^b   Dirven, K ^b   Lobbestael, J ^a   Janssens, I ^c   Van Royen, P ^b   Haaijer Ruskamp, F M ^d   De Meyere, M ^a   De Maeseneer, J ^a   Christiaens, T ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Projekt Farmaka   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RHINOSINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SINUSITIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250824734     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018663     Document Type: Article

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