Antibiotics prescription for indigent patients in primary care

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Tzimis, L ^a   Katsantonis, N ^b   Leledaki, A ^b   Vasilomanolakis, K ^b   Kafatos, A ^c  

^a Chania General Hospital St George   (Greece)

^b Community Pharmacists ^*  (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; MACROLIDE; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TOOTH DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031438935     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.1997.9075090.x     Document Type: Article

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