Physician responses to a community-level trial promoting judicious antibiotic use

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 206-212

  Stille, Christopher J ^a,b   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^c   Kleinman, Ken ^c   Kotch, Jamie B ^c   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Education, medical, continuing; Physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149089281     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.839     Document Type: Article

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