Antibiotic prescription practices in six primary health centers in South Sumatra

Medical Journal of Indonesia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-49

  Munaf, Sjamsuir ^a  

^a SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Acute upper respiratory infection; Antibiotic use; Drug utilization study

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GUANETHIDINE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PAPAVERINE; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE; TRISULFA; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMON COLD; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL POPULATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85008382318     PISSN: 08531773     EISSN: 22528083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13181/mji.v14i1.170     Document Type: Article

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