A prescription for improving antibiotic prescribing in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7843, 2012, Pages

  McCormack, James ^a   Allan, G Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PROCALCITONIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONSULTATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84859007839     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7955     Document Type: Editorial

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