Point-of-care C reactive protein for the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in NHS primary care: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to adoption

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Huddy, Jeremy R ^a   Ni, Melody Z ^a   Barlow, James ^b   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Hanna, George B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCALE UP; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84960387991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009959     Document Type: Article

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