A community-based intervention to reduce antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections in regional South Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 617-620

  Dollman, William B ^a,c   LeBlanc, Vanessa T ^a,d   Stevens, Lynette ^a,d   O'Connor, Peter J ^a,d   Turnidge, John D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Quality Use of Medicines Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN V; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 21644443020     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06847.x     Document Type: Article

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