Antibiotic usage and the incidence of resistance

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages S12-S16

  Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG USE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345035478     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00852.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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