Editorials: Antibiotic overuse: A key driver of antimicrobial resistance

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 629, 2014, Pages 604-605

  Shallcross, Laura J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MISUSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84919396342     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X682561     Document Type: Editorial

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