Trends in prescribing antibiotics for children in Dutch general practice

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 361-366

  Otters, Hanneke B M ^a   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Schellevis, Francois G ^b   van Suijlekom Smit, Lisette W A ^c   Koes, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Children; Cross sectional study; General practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PHENETICILLIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; TIME; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 1242307488     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh062     Document Type: Article

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