Erratum: Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough (British Journal of General Practice (2012) DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X654614);Delayed antibiotic prescribing and associated antibiotic consumption in adults with acute cough

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 602, 2012, Pages 12-

  Francis, Nick A ^a   Gillespie, David ^a   Nuttall, Jacqueline ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a   Little, Paul ^b   Verheij, Theo ^c   Goossens, Herman ^d   Coenen, Samuel ^d   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Cough; Medication adherence; Primary health care; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DELAYED ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING; DRUG USE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84865830010     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X659618     Document Type: Erratum

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