Use of drugs to treat respiratory tract infections in the community;Utilização de medicamentos para tratamento de infecç ões respiratórias na comunidade

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-364

  Berquó, Laura S ^a   Barros, Aluísio J D ^a   Lima, Rosângela C ^a   Bertoli, Andréa D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotics, therapeutic use; Cross sectional studies; Drug utilization; Prevalence; Respiratory tract infections chemotherapy; Respiratory tract infections, epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LEVOFLOXACIN; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SORE THROAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4444368404     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102004000300004     Document Type: Article

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