Access to up-to-date drug information in developing countries continues to pose problems: The case of Uganda [3]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1177-1179

  Tumwikirize, Winifred Adrine ^a,b   Ogwal Okeng, Jasper Watson ^a   Vernby, Åsa ^b   Anokbonggo, Willy Washington ^a   Gustafsson, Lars L ^c   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^b,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UGANDA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; UGANDA;

EID: 35648942225     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1427     Document Type: Letter

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