Effect of swimming pools on antibiotic use and clinic attendance for infections in two Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

Objective:To determine whether installation of swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities reduces infection-related outpatient attendances and prescription of antibiotics. Design and setting: Swimming pools were opened in Jigalong and Mugarinya, Western Australia, in September 2000. We examined...

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Main Authors: Silva, D., Lehmann, Deborah, Tennant, M., Jacoby, P, Wright, H., Stanley, F
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Medical Association 2008
Online Access:http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/188_10_190508/sil10658_fm.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16735