A population-based study of different antibiotic prescribing in different areas

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 530, 2006, Pages 680-685

  Hedin, Katarina ^a,b,g   Andre, Malin ^d   Håkansson, Anders ^c   Mölstad, Sigvard ^e,f   Rodhe, Nils ^d   Petersson, Christer ^a  

^a Kronoberg County Council   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^e Unit of R and D in Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^f Physical Therapy   (Sweden)

^g NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Cohort study; Communicable diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33748714994     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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