Utilisation of malaria prophylaxis: The effect of changes in guidelines in the Netherlands, 1993-1998

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-24

  Van Riemsdijk, Melanie M ^a   Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M ^a   Schilthuis, Herbert J ^b   Stricker, Bruno H Ch ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b National Coordination Centre for Traveler's Health Advice LCR   (Netherlands)

^c Drug Safety Unit   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Drug utilisation; Guidelines; Malaria; Mefloquine; Proguanil; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROGUANIDE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TRAVEL;

EID: 0037294601     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022474225270     Document Type: Article

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