Can the use of antibiotics in the treatment of acute bronchitis be reduced?;Kan bruk av antibiotika ved akutt bronkitt reduseres?

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-458

  Fagan, Mark S ^a  

^a Kommunelegekontoret i Froland ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRONCHITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0035835479     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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