Decrease in antibiotic use among children in the 1990s: Not all antibiotics, not all children

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-138

  Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^a,b   Carrie, Anita G ^c   Mazowita, Garey B ^e   Lix, Lisa M ^b   Klassen, Terry P ^d,f   Law, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^f Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URBAN AREA; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANITOBA; OTITIS MEDIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 3442890574     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031630     Document Type: Article

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