Comparison of methods of measuring pharmacy sales of antibiotics without prescriptions in Pratumthani, Thailand

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1130-1132

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a,b   Mundy, Linda M ^a,b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; STATISTICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; THAILAND;

EID: 71949083822     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/647980     Document Type: Letter

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