Antimicrobial prescribing practice in UK equine veterinary practice

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-147

  Hughes, L A ^a   Pinchbeck, G ^a   Callaby, R ^a   Dawson, S ^a   Clegg, P ^b   Williams, N ^a  

^a Institute of Infection and Global Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial prescribing patterns; Horse; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 84873155337     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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