Drug information in Zimbabwe: 1990-1999

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-136

  Ball, Douglas E ^a   Tagwireyi, Dexter ^b   Maponga, Chiedza C ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Clinical toxicology; Drug information; Pharmacy; Poisons information; Sub Saharan Africa; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CALAMINE; CARBAMIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; COUMARIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PESTICIDE; PODOPHYLLIN; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POISON CENTER; POLITICS; ZIMBABWE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXICOLOGY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 34249903329     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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