Twitter: A tool to improve healthcare professionals’ awareness of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 427-430

  Goff, D A ^a   Van Den Bergh, D ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Netcare   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84930000794     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.9648     Document Type: Article

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