Expectations for consultations and antibiotics for respiratory tract infection in primary care: The RTI clinical iceberg

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 612, 2013, Pages

  McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a   Nichols, Tom ^b   French, David P ^c   Joshi, Puja ^d   Butler, Chris C ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d National Children's Bureau   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Beliefs; Family practice; Qualitative research; Questionnaire; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODILY SECRETIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84880527632     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X669149     Document Type: Article

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