Improving antibiotic prescribing quality by an intervention embedded in the primary care practice accreditation: The ARTI4 randomized trial

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 257-263

  van der Velden, Alike W ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^a   Verheij, Theo J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; PHENETICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; EAR INFECTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOSINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84960090958     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv328     Document Type: Article

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