European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2012: General practitioners encouraged to TARGET antibiotics through guidance, education and tools

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2543-2546

  McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial stewardship; EAAD; Hospitals; Primary care; Toolkit

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG USE; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF EVALUATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 84867596217     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks358     Document Type: Article

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