The effect of interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 401-408

  Fleming, Aoife ^a   Browne, John ^a   Byrne, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM CARE FACILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878626160     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-013-0066-z     Document Type: Review

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