title: Patient satisfaction as a quality metric promotes bad medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wexler
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents