Efficacy of antibiotics in common respiratory tract infections in general practice;Effectiviteit van antibiotica bij veelvoorkomende luchtweginfecties in de huisartspraktijk

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 452-456

  De Melker, R A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LARYNGITIS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0032574277     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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