Assessing Prescribing Practice in Church-Owned Primary Healthcare (PHC) Institutions Intanzania: A Pilot Study

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 236-238

  Nsimba, S E D ^a   Massele, A Y ^b   Makonomalonja, J ^c  

^a Department of Physiology   (United States)

^b Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences ^*

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 5444250341     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400420     Document Type: Article

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