More physician consultations and antibiotic prescriptions in families with high concern about infectious illness - Adequate response to infection-prone child or self-fulfilling prophecy?

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-307

  André, Malin ^a   Hedin, Katarina ^b,c   Håkansson, Anders ^c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^d,e   Rodhe, Nils ^a   Petersson, Christer ^b  

^a Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^b Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^e Faculty of Health Society   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Attitudes to health; Child; Parents; Preschool; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548638600     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm016     Document Type: Article

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