Variation in outpatient antibiotic use in three European countries: Exploration of possible determinants

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 139-140

  van Duijn, Huug J ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^a   Butler, Chris C ^b   Coenen, Samuel ^c   Verheij, Theo J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 32444438527     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780509178258     Document Type: Article

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