A qualitative study of GP, NP and patient views about the use of rapid streptococcal antigen detection tests (RADTs) in primary care: 'Swamped with sore throats?'

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Leydon, Gerry M ^a   McDermott, Lisa ^a   Moore, Mike ^a   Williamson, Ian ^a   Hobbs, F D Richard ^b   Lambton, Tessa ^a   Cooper, Rebecca ^a   Henderson, Hugo ^a   Little, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; INTUITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPID STREPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST; RAPID TEST; REASSURANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SORE THROAT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877706054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002460     Document Type: Article

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