Influence of clinical communication on parents’ antibiotic expectations for children with respiratory tract infections

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 141-147

  Cabral, Christie ^a   Ingram, Jenny ^b   Lucas, Patricia J ^b   Redmond, Niamh M ^a   Kai, Joe ^c   Hay, Alastair D ^a   Horwood, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Child; Communication; Parent; Respiratory tract infections; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84960110550     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1892     Document Type: Article

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