Characteristics of children consulting for cough, sore throat, or earache

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 549, 2008, Pages 248-254

  Uijen, Johannes H J M ^a   van Duijn, Huug J ^b   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^b   Schellevis, François G ^c,d   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Consultation; Family practice; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; OTALGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SORE THROAT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; EARACHE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARYNGITIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42049098593     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X279751     Document Type: Article

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