Delayed prescriptions

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7428, 2003, Pages 1361-1362

  Arroll, Bruce ^a   Kenealy, Tim ^a   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Kerse, Ngaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SORE THROAT;

EID: 0346848875     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7428.1361     Document Type: Editorial

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