Management of respiratory tract infections in young children - A qualitative study of primary care providers' perspectives

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Biezen, Ruby ^a   Brijnath, Bianca ^a,b   Grando, Danilla ^c   Mazza, Danielle ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSPAN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; EMOTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKILL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFANT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NURSE; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACIST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; NURSES; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACISTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REST;

EID: 85019667829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41533-017-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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