Current attitudes regarding use of antimicrobial agents: Results from physicians' and parents' focus group discussions

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 665-672

  Barden, Louise S ^a   Dowell, Scott F ^a   Schwartz, Benjamin ^a   Lackey, Cheryl ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031739731     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289803701104     Document Type: Article

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