Which practices are high antibiotic prescribers? A cross-sectional analysis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 567, 2009, Pages 724-727

  Wang, Kay Yee ^a   Seed, Paul ^a   Schofield, Peter ^a   Ibrahim, Saima ^b   Ashworth, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Prescriptions; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70350255704     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X472593     Document Type: Article

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