Point-of-care testing with CRP in primary care: A registry-based observational study from Norway

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rebnord, Ingrid K ^a,b   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a,b   Gjesdal, Sturla ^b   Hetlevik, Øystein ^b  

^a National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; GPs working style; Point of care CRP testing; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947752971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0385-8     Document Type: Article

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