Drug utilization and antibiotic use in the primary health care centres in Sharjah

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 444-451

  Hasan, Mohamed Yousif ^a   Das, Mandira ^a   Mourad, Fatema ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 0345811146     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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