Over the counter antibacterials in southern Europe

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-400

  Llor, Carl ^a,b   Reig, Rosaura ^a   Hernandez, Silvia ^a   Sugrañes, Jaqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MACROLIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF MEDICATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFECTION; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 18844397334     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510034509     Document Type: Letter

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