Antibiotic prescribing rates in England are falling

BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7359, 2002, Pages 340-

  Majeed, Azeem ^a   Wrigley, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Manor Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0037055668     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7359.340/a     Document Type: Letter

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