Ability of medical students to calculate drug doses in children after their paediatric attachment

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Oshikoya, Kazeem A ^a   Senbanjo, Idowu O ^b   Soipe, Ayo ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Drug dosage calculations; Medical pediatrics; Nigeria; Students

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; CEFUROXIME; CHLOROQUINE; GENTAMICIN; QUININE;

ADULT; AMPOULE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUSPENSION; SYRUP; TABLET;

EID: 63449105857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552008000400004     Document Type: Article

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