Availability of antibiotics without prescription in New York City

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 498-504

  Larson, Elaine ^a   Grullon Figueroa, Lorena ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; Infection prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MISUSE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEGRO; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4344693281     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth133     Document Type: Article

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