Hospital usage of antibacterial agents in relation to size and type of hospital and geographical situation

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 647-649

  Blix, Hege Selvesen ^a   Hartug, Stig ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterial patterns; Antibacterials; Bed days; Drug use; Hospitals; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MACROLIDE; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 25444507682     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1080     Document Type: Article

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