Effect of changes in antibiotic prescribing on patient outcomes in a community setting: A natural experiment in Australia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-64

  Beilby, J ^a   Marley, J ^a   Walker, D ^a   Chamberlain, N ^a   Burke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATABASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036133806     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338232     Document Type: Article

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