Clinicians prescribe antibiotics for childhood respiratory tract infection based on assessment, rather than parental expectation.

Cook, Rob; Davidson, Peter; White, Alicia; NIHR Dissemination Centre · BMJ · 2020

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The studyCabral C, Horwood J, Symonds J, et al. Understanding the influence of parent-clinician communication on antibiotic prescribing for children with respiratory tract infections in primary care: a qualitative observational study using a conversation analysis approach. <i>BMC Fam Pract</i> 2019;20:102.This project was funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research Programme (project number SPCR204).To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000829/gps-assessment-not-parental-expectation-drives-antibiotic-prescribing.

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