Snapshot of barriers to and indicators for antimicrobial stewardship in australian hospitals

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-41

  Chen, Alex Wj ^a   Khumra, Sharmila ^b   Eaton, Vaughn ^c   Kong, David C M ^d  

^a Arrow Laboratories Ltd   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG USE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; LEADERSHIP; PHARMACIST; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 79960463915     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00064.x     Document Type: Article

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