Prescribing patterns of dental practitioners in Australia from 2001 to 2012. Antimicrobials

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 52-57

  Ford, P J ^a   Saladine, C ^a   Zhang, K ^a   Hollingworth, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

amoxicillin; antibiotics; antifungals; dental prescribing; medicine use

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, DENTISTS'; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007037771     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12427     Document Type: Article

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