Prescribing systemic antibiotics in general practice. A report from the More and Romsdal prescription study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-127

  Straand, Jørund ^a   Rokstad, Kirsten Skinlo ^a   Sandvik, Hogne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; General practice; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prescriptions; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; GENERAL PRACTICE; NORWAY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PENICILLIN V; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031869398     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003296     Document Type: Article

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