Knowledge of prescribing antimicrobials among Yemeni general dentists

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 274-280

  Al Haroni, Mohammed ^a,b,c   Skaug, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Armauer Hansens Hus   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; General dental; Prescription; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G; SPIRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YEMEN;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YEMEN;

EID: 33748427922     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350600672829     Document Type: Article

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