A national cross-sectional study on socio-behavioural factors that influence physicians' decisions to begin antimicrobial therapy

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Velasco, E ^a,b   Espelage, W ^a   Faber, M ^a   Noll, I ^a   Ziegelmann, A ^a,c   Krause, G ^a   Eckmanns, T ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c AIDS and Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Cross sectional studies; Intervention; Prescribing; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIALIZATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80655144408     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0137-1     Document Type: Article

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