The effect of alternative graphical displays used to present the benefits of antibiotics for sore throat on decisions about whether to seek treatment: A randomized trial

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Carling, Cheryl L L ^a   Kristoffersen, Doris Tove ^a   Flottorp, Signe ^a   Fretheim, Atle ^a   Oxman, Andrew D ^a   Schünemann, Holger J ^b   Akl, Elie A ^c   Herrin, Jeph ^d   MacKenzie, Thomas D ^e   Montori, Victor M ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^f Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DIARRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NAUSEA; NORWAY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; RASH; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349084409     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000140     Document Type: Article

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