Evaluation of the general public's knowledge, views and practices relating to appropriate antibiotic use in Qatar

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 133-139

  Moienzadeh, Atefeh ^a   Massoud, Tasnim ^a   Black, Emily ^b  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anti infectives; antibiotics; clinical topics; community pharmacy; patient behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PHARMACIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; QATAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QATAR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949977040     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12233     Document Type: Article

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