Antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections among children in rural China: A cross-sectional study of outpatient prescriptions

Global Health Action

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Zhitong ^a   Hu, Yanhong ^b   Zou, Guanyang ^c   Lin, Mei ^d   Zeng, Jun ^d   Deng, Simin ^a   Zachariah, Rony ^e   Walley, John ^f   Tucker, Joseph D ^g   Wei, Xiaolin ^h  

^a China Global Health Research and Development   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Operational Centre Brussels   (Luxembourg)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics prescribing behavior; Broad spectrum antibiotics; Injectable antibiotics; Multiple use of antibiotics; Township hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION OVERUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERUSE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 85019379534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1287334     Document Type: Article

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