Unnecessary use of antibiotics for inpatient children with pneumonia in two counties of rural China

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 750-754

  Liang, Xiaoyun ^a   Jin, Chenggang ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Wei, Lian ^c   Tomson, Goran ^d   Rehnberg, Clas ^d   Wahlstrom, Rolf ^d   Petzold, Max ^d,e  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing SL Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (China)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; China; Pneumonia; Rural China; Unnecessary use

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MACROLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 83255184434     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9535-9     Document Type: Article

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