Antibiotic use in the Australian community, 1990-1995

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 124-127

  McManus, Peter ^a,b   Hammond, M Leigh ^d   Whicker, Susan D ^e   Primrose, John G ^a,c   Mant, Andrea ^f   Fairall, Steven R ^g  

^a Dept of Health and Family Services ^*  (Australia)

^b Drug Utilization Sub Committee   (Australia)

^c Health Benefits Division

^d SmithKline Beecham (Aust)   (Australia)

^e ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^f Royal South Sydney Health Complex   (Australia)

^g ELI LILLY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA BASE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL AREA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030743289     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138809.x     Document Type: Article

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