Impact of the national protocol for malaria treatment on prescribing patterns in Gezira state, Sudan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 566-572

  Ahmed, M E ^a   Yousif, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARDIZATION; SUDAN;

ANTIMALARIALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHLOROQUINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALARIA; MEDICAL STAFF; MEFLOQUINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUININE; SUDAN; SULFADOXINE;

EID: 28444484280     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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