The adherence of GPs to guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary tract infections in women is poor

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 294-299

  Llor, Carl ^a   Rabanaque, Gloria ^b   López, Ana ^c   Cots, Josep Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Primary Care Centre Segorbe   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adherence; Audit; Guideline; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79957526799     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq107     Document Type: Article

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