Addressing Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in an Academic Family Medicine Practice

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 485-491

  Grover, Michael L ^a   Nordrum, Jon T ^a   Mookadam, Martina ^a   Engle, Richard L ^a   Moats, Carolyn C ^a   Noble, Brie N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

antibacterial agents; primary health care; quality improvement; respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881276476     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860613476133     Document Type: Article

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