Prescribing and dispensing activities at the health facilities of a non-governmental organization

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 177-182

  Hazra, Avijit ^a,d   Tripathi, Santanu Kumar ^b   Alam, Mirza Shamsul ^c  

^a Comm Devmt Med U Docum Centre ^*  (India)

^b NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c S Hlth Improvement Samity TB Hosp   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034223335     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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