Public attitudes towards bacterial resistance: A qualitative study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1155-1160

  Hawkings, Nancy J ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Attitudes; Grounded theory; Public; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34447553447     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm103     Document Type: Article

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