Association between guidelines and medical practitioners' perception of best management for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sore throat: a cross-sectional survey in five countries.
Ronny K GunnarssonMark H EbellHannelore WächtlerNaveen ManchalLynne ReidStefan MalmbergSean HawkeyAlastair D HayKatarina HedinPär-Daniel SundvallPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
The differences between practitioners' perceptions of best management were associated with their guidelines. It remains unclear if guidelines influenced medical practitioners' perception or if guidelines merely reflect the consensus of current practice. A larger effort should be made to reach an international consensus in high-income countries about the best management of patients attending for an uncomplicated acute sore throat.
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