Self-medication with antibiotics: A possible cause of bacterial resistance [10]

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1000-1001

  Li, Li Jian ^a   Wang, Pei Shan ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MISUSE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS INFECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 27244437087     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.05.018     Document Type: Letter

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