Knowledge and beliefs of primary care physicians, pharmacists, and parents on antibiotic use for the pediatric common cold

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 623-629

  Cho, Hong Jun ^a   Hong, Soo Jong ^a   Park, Sylvia ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Health Industry Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Common cold; Pharmacist; Prescribing; Primary care physician; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MALE; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0344064298     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00231-4     Document Type: Article

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