Antimicrobial agents in lower respiratory tract infections in Dutch general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 451, 2000, Pages 133-134

  Kuyvenhoven, M M ^a   Verheij, T J M ^c   De Melker, R A ^a   Van Der Velden, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands School of Public Health   (Netherlands)

^c University Medical Centre Utrecht ^*

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Prescribing; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMPHYSEMA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LARYNGITIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TRACHEITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033967443     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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