Adverse drug reactions reporting by physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 517-522

  Okezie, Enwere O ^a   Olufunmilayo, Fawole ^b  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Knowledge; Pharmacovigilance; Resident doctors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44249125981     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1597     Document Type: Article

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