The reducing incidence of respiratory tract infection and its relation to antibiotic prescribing

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 495, 2003, Pages 778-783

  Fleming, Douglas M ^a   Ross, Andrew M ^a   Cross, Kenneth W ^a   Kendall, Helen ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b Prescription Pricing Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Antibiotic; Data collection; Prescriptions; Prevalence; Respiratory tract infections; Time factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES;

EID: 0141990725     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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