Effects on antibiotic dispensing rates of interventions to promote delayed prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 616, 2013, Pages

  Høye, Sigurd ^a   Gjelstad, Svein ^a   Lindbæk, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; General practice; Physicians' practice patterns; Reminder systems; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OTALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887316110     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X674468     Document Type: Article

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