Management of patients with sore throats in relation to guidelines: An interview study in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 193-199

  Hedin, Katarina ^a,b   Strandberg, Eva Lena ^a,c   Gröndal, Hedvig ^d   Brorsson, Annika ^a,e   Thulesius, Hans ^a,b   André, Malin ^d,f  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^c Blekinge County Council   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Center for Primary Health Care Research   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General practice; General practitioners; Guidelines; Qualitative research; Sore throat; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84917742711     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2014.972046     Document Type: Article

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