Antibiotic use by indication: A basis for active antibiotic policy in the community

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 920-926

  Rautakorpi, Ulla Maija ^a   Klaukka, Timo ^a   Honkanen, Pekka ^a   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a   Nikkarinen, Tuuli ^a   Palva, Erkki ^a   Roine, Risto ^a   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^a   Huovinen, Pentti ^a   Laaksonen, Irja ^a   Kanerva, Markku ^a   Niemelä, Anne ^a   Virtanen, Timo ^a   Toppila, Liisa ^a   Mårtenson, Camilla ^a   Penttilä, Kari ^a   Kaitila, Marjatta ^a   Lappalainen, Jarmo ^a   Koski, Jarmo J ^a   Kurikkala, Anu ^a   Kankaanpää, Timo ^a   Norja, Matti ^a   Salmio, Antti ^a   Hiltunen, Sirkka Liisa ^a   Nukari, Esko ^a   Koivisto, Kauko ^a   Asikainen, Esa ^a   Sipilä, Olli ^a   Hietala, Jouko ^a   Piiroinen, Antti ^a   Tonteri, Pasi ^a   Junnila, Seppo ^a   Valli, Markku ^a   Laitinen, Marja Liisa ^a   Karppinen, Maarit ^a   Lemmetty, Kyösti ^a   Klemola, Marketta ^a   Kettunen, Risto ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; MECILLINAM; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFATRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 18244409121     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110077056     Document Type: Article

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