Trends in number of consultations and antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections between 1999 and 2005 in primary healthcare in Kalmar County, Southern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-24

  Neumark, Thomas ^a,b,d   Brudin, Lars ^b   Engström, Sven ^b,c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b,c  

^a Lindsdals Primary Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^d Lindsdals Hälsocentral ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Electronic patient records; Family practice; General practice; Phenoxymethylpenicillin (PcV); Primary healthcare; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN V; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LARYNGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; SWEDEN; TONSILLITIS; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749129191     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430802610784     Document Type: Article

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