European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): Disease-specific quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic prescribing

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 764-772

  Adriaenssens, Niels ^a   Coenen, Samuel ^a   Tonkin Crine, Sarah ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^c   Little, Paul ^b   Goossens, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; DRUG USE; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 80052128361     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.049049     Document Type: Article

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