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Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has become a major public health challenge in most parts of the world including Ghana and is a major threat to gain in bacterial disease control. The role of prescribers in the control of antibiotics is identified as crucial in developing interventions to cont...

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Autores principales:	Asante, Kwaku Poku, Boamah, Ellen Abrafi, Abdulai, Martha Ali, Buabeng, Kwame Ohene, Mahama, Emmanuel, Dzabeng, Francis, Gavor, Edith, Annan, Edith Andrews, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Gyansa-Lutterodt, Martha
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28633631 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2365-2

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