Community-based outpatient practice of antiobiotics use in Tehran

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Mohagheghi, M A ^a   Mosavi Jarrahi, A ^a,b   Khatemi Moghaddam, M ^a   Afhami, S ^a   Khodai, S ^a   Azemoodeh, O ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Drug use indicators; Iran; Prescribing interventions; Rational drug use; Tehran

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DIURETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; OUTPATIENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; IRAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 13844277008     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1057     Document Type: Article

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