Antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection by community pharmacists: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 609, 2013, Pages

  Booth, Jill L ^a   Mullen, Alexander B ^e   Thomson, David A M ^b   Johnstone, Christopher ^f   Galbraith, Susan J ^c   Bryson, Scott M ^c   McGovern, Elizabeth M ^d  

^a St Andrew's Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^b Deputy Lead Community Pharmacy Development   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Governance and Advisory Structures ^*

^d GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^f Barony Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; Hhealth services research; Primary health care; Trimethoprim; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TRIMETHOPRIM; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876255811     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X665206     Document Type: Article

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