Protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial for reducing irrational antibiotic prescribing among children with upper respiratory infections in rural China

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Zou, Guanyang ^a   Wei, Xiaolin ^a,c   Hicks, Joseph P ^b   Hu, Yanhong ^d   Walley, John ^b   Zeng, Jun ^e   Elsey, Helen ^b   King, Rebecca ^b   Zhang, Zhitong ^a   Deng, Simin ^a   Huang, Yuanyuan ^a   Blacklock, Claire ^b   Yin, Jia ^d   Sun, Qiang ^f   Lin, Mei ^e  

^a China Global Health Research and Development   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Guangxi Autonomous Regional Center for Diseases Control and Prevention   (China)

^f SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARDS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 85019359385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010544     Document Type: Article

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