Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics

Implementation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Eccles, Martin P ^a   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^b   Johnston, Marie ^c   Steen, Nick ^a   Pitts, Nigel B ^d   Thomas, Ruth ^e   Glidewell, Elizabeth ^e   Maclennan, Graeme ^e   Bonetti, Debbie ^d   Walker, Anne ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35548963710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-2-26     Document Type: Article

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