Antibiotic use in pulmonology wards of Chinese children's hospitals: 2002-2006

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-65

  Zhang, W ^b   Liu, X ^b   Wang, Y ^c   Chen, Y ^d   Huang, M ^e   Fan, M ^b   Lu, M ^e   Huang, Y ^d   Wang, L ^c   Yao, K ^b   Yu, S ^b   Shen, X ^b   Yang, Y ^a,b,c  

^a Capital Medical University ^*  (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Children; Defined daily doses; Pulmonology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149289704     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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