C-reactive protein point of care testing and physician communication skills training for lower respiratory tract infections in general practice: Economic evaluation of a cluster randomized trial

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1059-1069

  Cals, Jochen W L ^a   Ament, Andre J H A ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^b   Butler, Christopher C ^b   Hopstaken, Rogier M ^c   Wassink, Geert F ^a   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Foundation of Primary Health Care Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antibiotic; economic evaluation; respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80755168325     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01472.x     Document Type: Article

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