Are physicians with better clinical skills on licensing examinations less likely to prescribe antibiotics for viral respiratory infections in ambulatory care settings?

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-165

  Cadieux, Genevieve ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a,b   Dauphinee, Dale ^a   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

antibacterial agents; clinical competence; Family physicians; medical licensure; physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LICENSING; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEBEC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78751622082     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182028c1a     Document Type: Article

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