"i'm Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde": Are GPs' antibiotic prescribing patterns contextually dependent? A qualitative focus group study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-165

  Strandberg, Eva Lena ^a,b   Brorsson, Annika ^a,c   Hagstam, Charlotta ^c   Troein, Margareta ^a   Hedin, Katarina ^a,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Blekinge County Council   (Sweden)

^c Research Department   (Sweden)

^d Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Consultation; Doctor patient relationship; General practice; Primary health care; Respiratory tract infections; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882373500     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2013.824156     Document Type: Article

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