Methodology for surveillance of antimicrobials use among out-patients in Delhi

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-560

  Kotwani, Anita ^a   Holloway, Kathleen ^b   Chaudhury, R R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial surveillance; Bulk purchase data; Defined daily dose; Private pharmacies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHARMACY; PURCHASING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OUTPATIENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70349139321     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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