Injection practices in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: Prescriptions, patient demand and sterility

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 874-880

  Gumodoka, B ^a   Vos, J ^a,f   Berege, Z A ^a   Van Asten, H A ^b,c   Dolmans, W M ^c   Borgdorff, M W ^d,e  

^a Bugando Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^b World Health Organisation United Republic of Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f Health Centre Filmwijk   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HIV; injections; needles; patient demand; prescription practices; sterilization; syringes; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; TANZANIA;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; HIV TRANSMISSION; INJECTION PRACTICES;

TANZANIA, MWANZA REGION;

EID: 0030301145     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00125.x     Document Type: Article

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