The quality of private pharmacy services in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-361

  Smith, Felicity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low income countries; Middle income countries; Pharmacy services; Quality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ASTHMA; DIARRHEA; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67349204339     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9294-z     Document Type: Review

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