Contribution of behavioural science to antibiotic stewardship

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Tonkin Crine, Sarah ^a   Walker, Ann Sarah ^b   Butler, Chris C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRUG MISUSE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL PRACTICE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84939224564     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h3413     Document Type: Editorial

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