Prescribing patterns for upper respiratory tract infections in general practice in France and in the Netherlands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 312-316

  Rosman, Sophia ^a   Le Vaillant, Marc ^a   Schellevis, François ^b   Clerc, Pascal ^c   Verheij, Robert ^d   Pelletier Fleury, Nathalie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SFMG Société Française de Médecine Générale   (France)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FEVER; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; NOSE CONGESTION; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SNEEZING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 44649153004     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm118     Document Type: Article

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