China's misuse of antibiotics should be curbed

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Yan ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG COST; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING;

EID: 84988841182     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1083     Document Type: Short Survey

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