European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): Data collection performance and methodological approach

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-428

  Vander Stichele, Robert H ^a   Elseviers, M M ^a   Ferech, M ^a   Blot, S ^a   Goossens, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Data collection; Drug utilization; Europe; Factual databases; Microbial drug resistance

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; LIDAPRIM; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PENICILLIN V; TELITHROMYCIN; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEAMWORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 4744354998     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02164.x     Document Type: Article

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