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Behavioural science and antibiotic stewardship
Norwegian public health investigation shows that antibiotic resistance concerns us all
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4055 (Published 29 July 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4055
- Ulf R Dahle, department director1,
- Charlotte Ulstad, adviser1,
- Sophie Berg, adviser1
- 1Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 0403 Oslo, Norway
- ulf.dahle{at}fhi.no
We agree with Tonkin-Crine and colleagues that the use of behavioural science to tackle antibiotic prescribing is welcome.1
This past year, chicken consumption has dropped in Norway (by 20% for some distributors) mainly because of findings of resistant Escherichia coli in chicken meat. Assurances that kitchen hygiene and heat treatment render the meat harmless did …
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