Implementing guidelines on acute maxillary sinusitis in general practice - A randomized controlled trial

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-206

  Varonen, Helena ^a,i   Rautakorpi, Ulla Maija ^b   Nyberg, Solja ^b,c   Honkanen, Pekka O ^d   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Palva, Erkki ^f   Roine, Risto ^g   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^h   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^b   Huovinen, Pentti ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d Kemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

^g HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^h PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ Central Hospital of Päijät Häme ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Implementation; Maxillary sinusitis; Practice guidelines; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINLAND; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FINLAND; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34447256375     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml074     Document Type: Article

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