Dental consultations in UK general practice and antibiotic prescribing rates: A retrospective cohort study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 646, 2016, Pages e329-e336

  Cope, Anwen L ^a   Chestnutt, Ivor G ^b   Wood, Fiona ^c   Francis, Nick A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Dental care; Dentistry; General practice; Inappropriate prescribing; Physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TINIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84969279002     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X684757     Document Type: Article

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