Primary care clinician antibiotic prescribing decisions in consultations for children with RTIs: A qualitative interview study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 644, 2016, Pages e207-e213

  Horwood, J ^a   Cabral, C ^a   Hay, A D ^a   Ingram, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Childhood cough; Diagnosis; Qualitative research; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNCERTAINTY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LITERATURE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84959879745     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X683821     Document Type: Article

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