Addressing antibiotic resistance: Focusing on acute respiratory infections in primary care

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 839-840

  Del Mar, Chris ^a   Glasziou, Paul ^a   Lowe, John B ^b   van Driel, Mieke L ^a,c   Hoffmann, Tammy ^a   Beller, Elaine ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84871118736     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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