Model 1
sore throat
SORE THROAT
In model 1 all three groups were considered. The patient’s wish to get an antibiotic showed the strongest association with receiving a prescription (OR 10.11; Neither the study group, nor the severity of sore throat, nor the degree of general impairment showed any association with an antibiotic prescription. Further there was no association with sex and age of patients and GPs, or with the GP being active in undergraduate medical education.