Macrolide overuse for treatment of respiratory tract infections in general practice

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Hinnerskov, Mette ^a   Therkildsen, Julie Maria ^a   Cordoba, Gloria ^a   Bjerrum, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SORE THROAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 81155131812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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