Antibiotic prescribing for the future: Exploring the attitudes of trainees in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 626, 2014, Pages e561-e567

  Dallas, Anthea ^a   Van Driel, Mieke ^a   Van De Mortel, Thea ^b   Magin, Parker ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Drug resistance; General practice; Graduate medical education; Microbial; Physician prescribing patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDENT ATTITUDE; URBAN AREA; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84907015119     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X681373     Document Type: Article

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