Antibiotic use, gastroenteritis and respiratory illness in South Australian children

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 507-513

  Talbot Smith, A ^a   Heyworth, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036976233     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268802007628     Document Type: Review

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