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Are sore throat patients who hope for antibiotics actually asking for pain relief?
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PURPOSE: Antibiotics are still overprescribed for self-limiting upper respiratory tract infections such as acute sore throat, and physicians mention patient's desire for antibiotics as a driving force. We studied patients' concerns when visiting their family physician for acute sore throat, more specifically the importance they attach to antibiotic treatment and pain relief. METHODS: Family physicians in 6 peer groups in Belgium participated in an observational postvisit questionnaire survey...
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- 10.1370/afm.609
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- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 494-499
- Host title:
- Annals of family medicine
- Publication date:
- 2006-01-01
- Event location:
- United States
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1544-1717
- ISSN:
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1544-1709
- Source identifiers:
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431007
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uuid:a101ef00-56de-4f01-bb39-3290f9cb11b6
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- pubs:431007
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- 2013-11-16
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- 2006
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