Relationship between physician characteristics and their injection use in Korea

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 309-316

  Hwang, Jeong Hae ^a   Kim, Dong Sook ^a   Lee, Sang Il ^b   Hwang, Jee In ^c  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Injection; Knowledge and belief; Perceived demand; Prescription; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KOREA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34648828895     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm030     Document Type: Article

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