Utilisation of antibiotics in young children: Opposite relationships to adult educational levels in Danish and Swedish counties

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Melander, Eva ^a   Nissen, Aase ^h   Henricson, Karin ^a   Merlo, Juan ^a,b   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b,c   Kampmann, Jens P ^d   Lithman, Thor ^e   Hansen, Ebba Holme ^f,g   Melander, Arne ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

^c Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^d Inst for Rational Pharmacotherapy   (Denmark)

^e Epidemiology Unit   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g FKL Research Centre for Quality in Medicine Use   (Denmark)

^h FKL Res Ctr Qual in Med Use ^*

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONSUMER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; PARENT; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SWEDEN;

EID: 0042913336     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0624-0     Document Type: Article

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