New Zealand pharmacists' experiences, practices and views regarding antibiotic use without prescription

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-140

  Dameh, Majd ^a   Norris, Pauline ^a   Green, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hypothetical scenarios; Legislation enforcement; New Zealand; Non prescription antibiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862490354     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc12131     Document Type: Article

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