A survey of non-prescribed use of antibiotics for children in an urban community in Mongolia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 930-936

  Togoobaatar, Ganchimeg ^a   Ikeda, Nayu ^a   Ali, Moazzam ^a   Sonomjamts, Munkhbayarlakh ^b   Dashdemberel, Sarangerel ^b   Mori, Rintaro ^a   Shibuya, Kenji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Health Science University of Mongolia   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SAFETY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MONGOLIA; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONGOLIA; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [MONGOLIA]; MONGOLIA; ULAANBAATAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649771897     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.079004     Document Type: Article

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