Variation in European antibiotic use [5] (multiple letter)

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9289, 2001, Pages 1272-1273

  Coenen, Samuel ^a   Kuyenhoven, Marijke M ^b   Butler, Chris C ^b   Van Royen, Paul ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^b   Thiadens, Henk A ^b   Ros, Corina ^b   Postma, Dirkje S ^b   Van Essen, G A ^b   Gould, I M ^c   Clarke, R ^b   Hutchinson, S ^b   Davey, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Aberdeen Royal Infirmary ^*

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BELGIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; NOTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035856313     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)06364-4     Document Type: Letter

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