Use of microbiological diagnostics and antibiotics in Danish general practice

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 745-751

  Sørensen, Henrik Toft ^a   Steffensen, Flemming Hald ^b   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^c   Grøn, Poul ^d   Sabroe, Svend ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Dept of Hlth Plan and Management ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY;

EID: 0030450022     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300011028     Document Type: Article

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