An association between socioeconomic deprivation and primary care antibiotic prescribing in Scotland

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 835-841

  Covvey, Jordan R ^a   Johnson, Blair F ^a   Elliott, Victoria ^b   Malcolm, William ^c   Mullen, Alexander B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Information Services Division Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Database; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894096090     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt439     Document Type: Article

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