Managing self-limiting respiratory tract infections: A qualitative study of the usefulness of the delayed prescribing strategy

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 590, 2011, Pages

  Peters, Sarah ^a   Rowbotham, Samantha ^a   Chisholm, Anna ^a   Wearden, Alison ^a   Moschogianis, Susie ^a   Cordingley, Lis ^a   Baker, David ^b   Hyde, Catherine ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b North Western Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Drug prescriptions; Health communication; Primary care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455244511     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X593866     Document Type: Article

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