The role of behavior change in antimicrobial stewardship

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-175

  Charani, Esmita ^a   Castro Sánchez, Enrique ^a   Holmes, Alison ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Behavior change; Interventions; Prescribing behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CULTURE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84901264771     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2014.01.004     Document Type: Review

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