Understanding antimicrobial use and prescribing behaviours by pig veterinary surgeons and farmers: A qualitative study

Veterinary Record

Volumn 175, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 593-

  Coyne, L A ^a   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Williams, N J ^a   Smith, R F ^a   Dawson, S ^a   Pearson, R B ^b   Latham, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b George Veterinary Group Pig Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PIG; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARIAN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWINE; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84918823744     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: 20427670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.102686     Document Type: Article

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