Prescribing antibiotics in primary care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7617, 2007, Pages 407-408

  Del Mar, Chris ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHITIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMS; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548473825     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39307.642963.80     Document Type: Editorial

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