Evaluation of drug use in Jordan using WHO prescribing indicators

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 537-543

  Otoom, S ^a   Batieha, A ^a   Hadidi, H ^a   Hasan, M ^b   Al Saudi, K ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL DRUG; GENERIC DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJECTION; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; DRUGS, GENERIC; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; JORDAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 10644297215     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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