Major variables influencing correct antibiotic prescription by primary care physicians in acute pharyngitis: a cross-sectional study
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2014-03-17T12:45:35Z
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2014-03-17T12:45:35Z
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2014-01
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Objectives:To analyse which are the main variables that influence primary care professionals, in the prescription of antibiotics in patients with acute pharyngitis.To analyse which is the diagnosis pattern used by primary care professionals towards cute
pharyngitis. To recognize the clinical and analytical criteria that primary care professionals use, to determine antibiotic treatment in acute pharyngitis.To identify the main clinical variables related with the prescription of antibiotics by primary care professionals, in acute pharyngitis treatment. Design: Cross-‐sectional study Participants:165 primary care professionals from the Sanitary Region of Girona not attending paediatric patients and randomly selected from 29 ABS managed by two of the main health care providers: Insitut Català de la Salut (ICS) and Institut d’Assistència Sanitària (IAS) Main outcome measures: Each participant will fill out a questionnaire with personal and workplace questions, as well as about knowledge and attitude in front of the acute pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci. They will also answer 4 clinical questions about correct treatment and diagnosis of acute pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci
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eng
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Medicina (TFG)
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
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Major variables influencing correct antibiotic prescription by primary care physicians in acute pharyngitis: a cross-sectional study
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info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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east=2.816667; north=41.983333; name=Girona
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