Reducing the volume of antibiotic prescriptions: A peer group intervention among physicians serving a community with special ethnic characteristics

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 324-328

  Wilf Miron, Rachel ^a   Ron, Naama ^a   Ishai, Shlomit ^a   Chory, Hana ^a   Abboud, Louis ^a   Peled, Ronit ^b  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARAB; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 84864830893     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2012.18.4.324     Document Type: Article

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