Antibiotic Prescribing in DR Congo: A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey among Medical Doctors and Students

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Thriemer, Kamala ^a   Katuala, Yves ^b   Batoko, Bibi ^b   Alworonga, Jean Pierre ^b   Devlieger, Hugo ^c   Van Geet, Christel ^c   Ngbonda, Dauly ^b   Jacobs, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Kisangani   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING; ARTICLE; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84874147881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055495     Document Type: Article

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