Descriptive study on parents' knowledge, attitudes and practices on antibiotic use and misuse in children with upper respiratory tract infections in Cyprus

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3246-3262

  Rouusounides, Andreas ^a   Papaevangelou, Vassiliki ^b   Hadjipanayis, Adamos ^c   Panagakou, Sotiria ^a   Theodoridou, Maria ^b   Syrogiannopoulos, George ^a   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Larnaca General Hospital   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Antibiotic misuse; Antibiotic overuse; Antibiotics; Attitudes; Bacterial resistance; KAP study; Knowledge; Parents; Practices; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYPRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052186020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083246     Document Type: Article

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