Patient knowledge and perception of upper respiratory infections, antibiotic indications and resistance

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 35-39

  Filipetto, Frank A ^a   Modi, Danesh S ^a   Weiss, Lucia Beck ^a   Ciervo, Carman A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic indications; Antibiotic resistance; Patient education; Patient knowledge; Upper respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551669836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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