The public's perspectives on antibiotic resistance and abuse among Chinese in Hong Kong

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-249

  Wun, Yuk Tsan ^a   Lam, Tai Pong ^a   Lam, Kwok Fai ^a   Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Yung, Wai Hung Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Attitudes; Behavior; Knowledge; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHINESE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874529392     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3339     Document Type: Article

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