General practitioners' perceptions of introducing near-patient testing for common infections into routine primary care: A qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-21

  Butler, Christopher C ^a   Simpson, Sharon ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Family practice; Near patient tests; Physician views; Point of care tests; Primary care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEAR PATIENT TEST; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRICK TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 39749180862     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430701726285     Document Type: Article

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