Managing expectations of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: A qualitative study

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-36

  Mustafa, Mohammed ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^a   Elwyn, Glyn ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Family practice; Health communication; Inappropriate prescribing; Physicianpatient relations; Primary care; Qualitative research; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES;

EID: 84892767883     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1583     Document Type: Article

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