Antimicrobial stewardship knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care professionals at small community hospitals

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 149-157

  Buckel, Whitney R ^a   Hersh, Adam L ^b   Pavia, Andy T ^b   Jones, Peter S ^c   Owen Smith, Ashli A ^d   Stenehjem, Edward ^a  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Community hospital; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CEO; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY;

EID: 84994418801     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj5102-149     Document Type: Article

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