Anti-tuberculous drug prescribing: Doctors' compliance at a private teaching hospital in Pakistan

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 94-96

  Khan, Javaid A ^a   Hussain, S Fayyaz ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; THIOACETAZONE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037383499     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300213     Document Type: Article

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