Exploring antibiotic use and practices in a Malaysian community

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 564-569

  Fatokun, Omotayo ^a  

^a UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic usage; Antimicrobial resistance; Community; Compliance; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG UTILIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901401506     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-014-9937-6     Document Type: Article

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