Effect of computerised prescribing on use of antibiotics

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 210-213

  Newby, David A ^a   Fryer, Jayne L ^a   Henry, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HANDWRITING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037416296     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05164.x     Document Type: Article

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