Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in general practice: Comparison between Denmark and Iceland

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 269-274

  Rún Sigurardóttir, Nanna ^a   Nielsen, Anni Brit Sternhagen ^a   Munck, Anders ^b   Bjerrum, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Denmark; diagnostic criteria; general practice; upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951105619     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2015.1114349     Document Type: Article

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