Inappropriate prescription of antibiotics in pediatric practice: Analysis of the prescriptions in primary care

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 530-536

  Marc, Clémence ^a,b   Vrignaud, Bénédicte ^a   Levieux, Karine ^a   Robine, Antoine ^b   Guen, Christèle Gras Le ^a   Launay, Elise ^a  

^a Hopital Mere Enfant CHU de Nantes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; antibiotics stewardship; paediatrics; prescription; upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006979443     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493516643421     Document Type: Article

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