Controlling antibiotic resistance: Will we someday see limited prescribing autonomy?

American Family Physician

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1034-1039

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a,b   Hueston, William J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035868641     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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