Effects of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care providers on antibiotic selection, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2041-2047

  Sanchez, Guillermo V ^a   Roberts, Rebecca M ^a   Albert, Alison P ^a   Johnson, Darcia D ^a   Hicks, Lauri A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922928487     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2012.140331     Document Type: Article

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