Understanding the determinants of antimicrobial prescribing within hospitals: The role of "prescribing etiquette"

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-196

  Charani, E ^a   Castro Sanchez, E ^a   Sevdalis, N ^b   Kyratsis, Y ^a   Drumright, L ^a   Shah, N ^a   Holmes, A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antimicrobial prescribing; prescribing behavior; prescribing etiquette

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEONTOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIBING BEHAVIOR; PRESCRIBING ETIQUETTE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84879621163     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit212     Document Type: Article

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