Antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing practices of dentists in Singapore

International Dental Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 108-114

  Tong, Huei Jinn ^a   Hu, Shijia ^a   Mok, Betty Yuen Yue ^a   Islam, Intekhab ^a   Hong, Catherine Hsu Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cardiac; guidelines; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIAC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS;

CARDIAC; GUIDELINES; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SINGAPORE; SPECIALTIES, DENTAL;

EID: 84897421871     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/idj.12088     Document Type: Article

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