Improving antimicrobial prescribing through knowledge and skills [15]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 819-820

  Marwick, Charis A ^a   Nathwani, Dilip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Education; Initiatives

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SEPSIS; SKILL; WEB BROWSER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNET; NOTE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERNET; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SCOTLAND;

EID: 34249985620     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl546     Document Type: Letter

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