Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection
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Understanding the delayed prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infection in primary care: a qualitative analysis
OBJECTIVE To identify general practitioner (GP) views and understanding on the use of delayed prescribing in primary care. DESIGN Qualitative semistructured telephone interview study. SETTING Primary care general practices in England. PARTICIPANTS 32 GPs from identified high-prescribing and low-prescribing general practices in England. METHOD Semistructured telephone interviews were con...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7512.301