Effect of Physicians' Attitudes and Knowledge on the Quality of Antibiotic Prescription: A Cohort Study.

Resistance increases with the use and abuse of antibiotics. Since physicians are primarily responsible for the decision to use antibiotics, ascertaining the attitudes and knowledge that underlie their prescribing habits is thus a prerequisite for improving prescription. Three-year follow-up cohort s...

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Main Authors: Cristian Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Paula López-Vázquez, Juan Manuel Vázquez-Lago, María Piñeiro-Lamas, Maria Teresa Herdeiro, Pilar Chávarri Arzamendi, Adolfo Figueiras, GREPHEPI Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624842?pdf=render