Labelling and patient knowledge of dispensed drugs as quality indicators in primary care in Botswana

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 168-175

  Boonstra, E ^a   Lindbaek, M ^a   Ngome, E ^b   Tshukudu, K ^c   Fugelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c District Health Team   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CALCULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038714323     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.3.168     Document Type: Article

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