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Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats.
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OBJECTIVES: To better understand reasons for antibiotics being prescribed for sore throats despite well known evidence that they are generally of little help. DESIGN: Qualitative study with semi-structured interviews. SETTING: General practices in South Wales. SUBJECTS: 21 general practitioners and 17 of their patients who had recently consulted for a sore throat or upper respiratory tract infection. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects' experience of management of the illness, patients' expectat...
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- 10.1136/bmj.317.7159.637
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- Journal:
- BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
- Volume:
- 317
- Issue:
- 7159
- Pages:
- 637-642
- Publication date:
- 1998-09-01
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1756-1833
- ISSN:
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0959-8138
- Source identifiers:
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430957
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- English
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