Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: A systematic review and meta-ethnography

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2215-2223

  Tonkin Crine, Sarah ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Little, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes of health personnel; General practitioners; RTIs

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80052892189     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr279     Document Type: Article

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