Prolonged perioperative surgical prophylaxis within european hospitals: An exercise in uncertainty avoidance?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1142-1144

  Borg, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Belgium; Culture; Hofstede

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIOPERATIVE SURGICAL PROPHYLAXIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BELGIUM; CULTURE; HOFSTEDE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EUROPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896476020     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt461     Document Type: Article

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