Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners’ and patients’ perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats

AUTOR(ES)

Butler, Christopher C

FONTE

British Medical Journal

RESUMO

Objectives: To better understand reasons for antibiotics being prescribed for sore throats despite well known evidence that they are generally of little help.

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