Impact of a web-based antimicrobial approval system on broad-spectrum cephalosporin use at a teaching hospital

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 386-390

  Richards, Michael J ^a   Robertson, Marion B ^a   Dartnell, Jonathan G A ^b   Duarte, Margarida M ^a   Jones, Nicholas R ^a   Kerr, Dale A ^a   Lim, Lyn Li ^a   Ritchie, Peter D ^a   Stanton, Graham J ^a   Taylor, Simone E ^a,c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Therapeutic Guidelines Limited   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; ELECTRONICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL STAFF; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038637997     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05256.x     Document Type: Article

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