Drug use evaluation of oral antibiotics prescribed in the ambulatory care settings in the Canadian armed forces

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-10

  Boucher, Michel ^a   Vaillancourt, Régis ^b   McCarthy, Anne ^c  

^a Pharmaceuticals   (Canada)

^b Canadian Forces   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care setting; Anti infectives; Drug use evaluation; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARMY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANADA; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPONSIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037910308     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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