Antibiotic use in the last week of life in three different palliative care settings

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-28

  Oneschuk, Doreen ^a   Fainsinger, Robin ^a   Demoissac, Donna ^a  

^a Division of Palliative Care Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; ALBERTA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036511842     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970201800105     Document Type: Article

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