Antimicrobial use and indication-based prescribing among general practitioners in Eastern Croatia: Comparison with data from the european surveillance of antimicrobial consumption project

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 524-533

  Vojvodić, Željko ^a  

^a Primary care practice Bijelo Brdo ^*  (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFIXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN V;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CROATIA; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SORE THROAT; URBAN AREA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROATIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 78650602769     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2010.51.524     Document Type: Article

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