Qualitative study of factors associated with antimicrobial usage in seven small animal veterinary practices in the UK

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-78

  Mateus, Ana L P ^a   Brodbelt, David C ^a   Barber, Nick ^b   Stärk, Katharina D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; Decision making; Qualitative; Small animals; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT; CAT DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; DOG; DOG DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DECISION MAKING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84910143019     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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