Physicians' antibiotic prescribing habits for upper respiratory tract infections in Turkey

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-184

  Leblebicioglu, Hakan ^a   Canbaz, S ^a   Peksen, Y ^a   Gunaydin, M ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Prescribing behavior; Turkish physicians; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN V; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINUSITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036235359     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.2.181     Document Type: Article

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