Oral and topical antibiotic prescriptions for children in general practice

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-231

  De Bont, Eefje G P M ^a   Van Loo, Inge H M ^a,b   Dukers Muijrers, Nicole H T M ^a,b,c   Hoebe, Christian J P A ^a,b,c   Bruggeman, Catharina A ^a,b   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a   Cals, Jochen W L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c South Limburg Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LEUKEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VACCINATION; AGE; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84874650288     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303134     Document Type: Article

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