Knowledge, attitudes and practices about antibiotic use among the general public in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1474-1482

  Islahudin, Farida ^a   Tamezi, Alyaa Madihah Ahmad ^a   Mohamed Shah, Noraida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Attitude; General public; Knowledge; Malaysia; Practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG MISUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935032332     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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