Diagnostic labelling as determinant of antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract episodes in general practice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Next to other GP characteristics, diagnostic labelling (the proportion of acute respiratory tract (RT) episodes to be labelled as infections) probably contributes to a higher volume of antibiotic prescriptions for acute RT episodes....

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Main Authors: Schellevis François G, Tiebosch Hanneke M, Kuyvenhoven Marijke M, van Duijn Huug J, Verheij Theo JM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/8/55