Determinants of appropriate antibiotic use in the community - A survey in Sydney and Hong Kong

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 6-9

  Lee, S S ^a   Yau, Bernard ^b   Huang, Joe Q ^b   You, Joyce H S ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Attitude; Hong Kong; Respiratory tract infection; Sydney

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349091712     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469044607097219     Document Type: Article

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