Clinical judgement and antibiotic use in general practice.
Illustrated booklets that contained standard physical but variable social and psychological information relating to 16 patients with sore throats were posted to 1000 general practitioners. The doctors were asked whether they would prescribed antibiotics in each of the cases presented. Replies were received from 634 doctors and it was found that the variations in social and psychological history provided had significantly affected the doctor's responses.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents