Improving antibiotic use in low-income countries: An overview of evidence on determinants

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 733-744

  Radyowijati, Aryanti ^a   Haak, Hilbrand ^a  

^a Consult for Health and Development ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Drug dispensing; Drug prescribing; Drug use; Drug use research

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0038798603     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00422-7     Document Type: Article

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