Antibiotic prescribing by telephone in primary care

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-120

  Ewen, Edward ^a   Willey, Vincent J ^b   Kolm, Paul ^a   Mcghan, William F ^c   Drees, Marci ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Infectious disease; Pharmacoepidemiology; Physician behavior; Practice variation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFANILAMIDE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CAUCASIAN; CELLULITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; TEACHING; TELEPHONE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921765115     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3686     Document Type: Article

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