Multidisciplinary hospital antibiotic stewardship: A West London model

Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 237-243

  Cooke, Fiona J ^a   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a,b   Lawson, Wendy ^a   Jacklin, Ann ^a   Holmes, Alison ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clinical governance; Drug administration; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NEW DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 10244235410     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410566652     Document Type: Article

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