Effect of swimming pools on antibiotic use and clinic attendance for infections in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 410-411

  Mathew, Anu A ^a   McDonnell, Collin J ^b   Benson, Jill ^c   Taylor, Hugh R ^d  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN INFECTION; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 77952304512     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02857.x     Document Type: Letter

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