Prescription writing in public and private hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria: The effects of an educational intervention

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Akoria, Obehi A ^a   Isah, Ambrose O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Legibility; Prescription writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HANDWRITING; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50549084498     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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