Antibiotic prescribing and patient satisfaction in primary care in England: Cross-sectional analysis of national patient survey data and prescribing data

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 642, 2016, Pages e40-e46

  Ashworth, Mark ^a   White, Patrick ^a   Jongsma, Hannah ^a   Schofield, Peter ^a   Armstrong, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Antibiotics; Patient experience; Patient satisfaction; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84954566481     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X688105     Document Type: Article

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