Trends in antimicrobial drug use in the community - France, 1981-1992

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 492-497

  Guillemot, Didier ^a   Maison, Patrick ^b   Carbon, Claude ^b   Balkau, Beverley ^b   Vauzelle Kervroëdan, Françoise ^b   Sermet, Catherine ^b   Bouvenot, Gilles ^b   Eschwège, Eveline ^b  

^a Inst Natl S de la Recherche Med   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031883314     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517384     Document Type: Article

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