How confident are general dental practitioners in their decision to administer antibiotic prophylaxis? A questionnaire study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ellervall, Eva ^a   Brehmer, Berndt ^b   Knutsson, Kerstin ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACTEREMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60849089363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-57     Document Type: Article

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