Antibiotic prescription and prevalence rate in the outpatient paediatric population: Analysis of surveys published during 2000-2005

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1099-1106

  Rossignoli, Alessandra ^a   Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Antibiotics; Child; Drug utilisation; General practice

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; PHENETICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMBASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EUROPE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 36148993893     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-007-0376-3     Document Type: Article

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