Age- and gender-specific antibacterial prescribing in Norway

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 971-976

  Blix, Hege Salvesen ^a,b   Engeland, Anders ^a,c   Litleskare, Irene ^a   Rønning, Marit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; Antibiotic use; DDD; Population prevalence; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 34447545531     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm032     Document Type: Article

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