Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in a TeachingClinic: Comparison of Resident and Staff Physicians

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-369

  Mincey, Betty A ^a   Parkulo, Mark A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0035318811     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200104000-00001     Document Type: Article

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