Variation in family physicians' recording of auscultation abnormalities in patients with acute cough is not explained by case mix. A study from 12 European networks

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 77-84

  Francis, Nick A ^a   Melbye, Hasse ^b   Kelly, Mark J ^c   Cals, Jochen W L ^d   Hopstaken, Rogier M ^e,f   Coenen, Samuel ^g   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a Senior Clinical Research Fellow ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Foundation of Primary Health Care Centre   (Netherlands)

^f Saltro Diagnostic Centre   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Cough; Crackles; Lower respiratory tract infection; Rhonchi; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE MIX; COMORBIDITY; COUGHING; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECORDING; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AUSCULTATION; COUGH; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84878980008     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2012.733690     Document Type: Article

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