A comparative study of drug utilisation at different levels of the primary healthcare system in Kaski district, Western Nepal

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1182, 2003, Pages

  Shankar, P Ravi ^a   Kumar, Pawan ^a   Rana, Manu S ^a   Dubey, Arun K ^a   Shenoy, Nagesh ^b  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTACID AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IBUPROFEN; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEPAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; STATISTICS;

DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; NEPAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0642367622     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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