Antibiotic use in a Canadian province, 1995-1998

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-464

  Carrie, Anita G ^a   Metge, Colleen J ^c   Zhanel, George G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Antibiotics; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034072296     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.19131     Document Type: Article

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