Prescription writing skills of residents in a family practice residency programme in Bahrain

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 990, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Al Khaja, K A J ^a   Sequeira, R P ^a   Al Ansari, T M ^b   Damanhori, A H H ^b  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; WRITING;

BAHRAIN; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 42649092884     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.062547     Document Type: Article

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