Antibiotics nonadherence and knowledge in a community with the world's leading prevalence of antibiotics resistance: Implications for public health intervention

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-117

  Chan, Yap Hang ^a   Fan, Mandy M ^a   Fok, Chun Man ^a   Lok, Zara L ^a   Ni, Michael ^a   Sin, Chun Fung ^a   Wong, Kwok Kei ^a   Wong, Sze Man ^a   Yeung, Roanna ^a   Yeung, Terence T ^a   Chow, Wing Cheong ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Schooling, C Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotics resistance; Community; Education; Knowledge; Nonadherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84857784951     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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