Factors influencing the prescribing patterns in acute watery diarrhoea

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-35

  Choudhry, Abdul Jamil ^a   Mubasher, Mahmuda ^a  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIARRHEA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030637487     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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