The effect of using an interactive booklet on childhood respiratory tract infections in consultations: Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Francis, Nick A ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a   Simpson, Sharon ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Nuttall, Jacqueline ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; INTERACTIVE BOOKLET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SATISFACTION; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 43549104522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-23     Document Type: Article

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