Antibiotic use for acute upper respiratory tract infections in a veteran population

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 726-729

  Franck, Andrew J ^a   Smith, Renee E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Prescribing patterns; Respiratory therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 79952279112     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.09103     Document Type: Article

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