Illness behaviour and antibiotic prescription in patients with respiratory tract symptoms

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 540, 2007, Pages 561-568

  van Duijn, Huug J ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^a   Schellevis, François G ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; General practice; Respiratory tract infections; Satisfaction; Views

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; OTALGIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SMOKING HABIT; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUGH; EARACHE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447278147     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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