Survey of the judicious use of antibiotics in primary care;Encuesta sobre el uso racional de antibióticos en atención primaria

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Casani Martinez C ^a,e   Calvo Rigual, F ^b   Peris Vidal, A ^c   Alvarez de Lavida Mulero T ^d   Diez Domingo J ^c   Graullera Millas, M ^c   Ubeda Sansano I ^c  

^a Centro de Salud de Soneja   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Jativa   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud Nazaret   (Spain)

^d Centro de Salud de Almazora   (Spain)

^e Centro de Salud de Nazaret ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Childhood; Judicious use of antibiotics; Pediatrics; Tonsillopharyngitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EATING DISORDER; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0038745636     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13042238     Document Type: Article

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