Clinical influences on antibiotic prescribing decisions for lower respiratory tract infection: a nine country qualitative study of variation in care

OBJECTIVES: There is variation in antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in primary care that does not benefit patients. This study aims to investigate clinicians' accounts of clinical influences on antibiotic prescribing decisions for LRTI to better understand va...

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Main Authors: Brookes-Howell, L, Hood, K, Cooper, L, Coenen, S, Little, P, Verheij, T, Godycki-Cwirko, M, Melbye, H, Krawczyk, J, Borras-Santos, A, Jakobsen, K, Worby, P, Goossens, H, Butler, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2012