The public's attitudes to and compliance with antibiotics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a   Boyle, Paul ^b   Nichols, Tom ^c   Clappison, Peter ^d,f   Davey, Peter ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f Southwold Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Education campaigns; Public knowledge; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34948849832     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm161     Document Type: Article

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