Evaluation of e-Bug, an educational pack, teaching about prudent antibiotic use and hygiene, in the Czech Republic, France and England

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2674-2684

  Lecky, Donna M ^a   McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a   Touboul, Pia ^b   Herotova, Tereza Koprivova ^c   Beneš, Jiří ^c   Dellamonica, Pierre ^b   Verlander, Neville Q ^d   Kostkova, Patty ^e   Weinberg, Julius ^e  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Europe; School

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; E BUG; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FRANCE; HEALTH; HYGIENE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENGLAND; FRANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 78149473486     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq356     Document Type: Article

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