European antibiotic awareness day 2010: Why doesn't promoting antibiotic awareness always work?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 361-363

  Stockley, J M ^a  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AWARENESS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 78149360763     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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