Antibiotics in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in Poland. Is there any improvement?

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 665-669

  Panasiuk, L ^a   Lukas, W ^b   Paprzycki, P ^a   Verheij, T ^c   Godycki Cwirko M ^d   Chlabicz, S ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d Medical University of Lodz   (Netherlands)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

anti bacterial agents; primary health care; respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMON COLD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TONSILLITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449313121     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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