Professionals' awareness of operational antibiotic prescribing controls in UK NHS hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-199

  Woodford, Elli M ^a   Wilson, K A ^a   Marriott, J F ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Hospital; Management; Microbiologist; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 7744234618     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.026     Document Type: Article

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