Assessing the Lebanese population for their knowledge, attitudes and practices of antibiotic usage

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-31

  Mouhieddine, Tarek H ^a   Olleik, Zeinab ^a   Itani, Muhieddine M ^b   Kawtharani, Soumayah ^a   Nassar, Hussein ^a   Hassoun, Rached ^c   Houmani, Zeinab ^a   Zein, Zeinab El ^a   Fakih, Ramy ^a   Mortada, Ibrahim K ^a   Mohsen, Youssef ^a   Kanafani, Zeina ^a   Tamim, Hani ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Attitude; Knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920584682     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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