The pattern of antimicrobial use for palliative care in-patients during the last week of life

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-63

  Al Shaqi, Mohammed Abduh ^a   Alami, Ahmad Hasan ^b   Al Zahrani, Ali Saeed ^b   Al Marshad, Batlah ^b   Bin Muammar, Abdulrahman ^b   Al Shahri, M Z ^b  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

antimicobials; family; last week; palliative care; patient; terminal ill cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856592429     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111406900     Document Type: Review

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