Prescribing knowledge and skills of final year medical students in Nigeria

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 251-255

  Oshikoya, K ^a,b   Bello, J ^a   Ayorinde, E ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Medical student; Prescribing; Skill

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOLIC ACID; INFUSION FLUID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE PLUS TRIMETHOPRIM; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHIGELLOSIS; TEACHING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 58849123728     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.45150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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