The association of some practice characteristics with antibiotic prescribing

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-21

  Wilson, Robert P H ^a   Hatcher, Juanita ^a   Barton, Stuart ^a   Walley, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Practice characteristics; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0033033772     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199901/02)8:1<15::AID-PDS386>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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