Improving rational drug use in Africa: The example of Sudan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1202-1211

  Awad, Amoneim I ^a   Ball, D E ^a   Eltayeb, I B ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QUININE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; STAFF TRAINING; SUDAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 37849045539     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1202     Document Type: Review

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