Development of an interdisciplinary antimicrobial team: Elements for success

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-366

  Burke, John D ^a   Abkee, Sunket ^a,b   Ritter, Gilbert W ^a   Ramirez, Julio A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial utilization program; cost; interdisciplinary antimicrobial team; patient outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029993799     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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