Adequacy of pharmacological information provided in pharmaceutical drug advertisements in African medical journals

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-107

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

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Advertisements; Africa; Nigeria; Periodicals as topic

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70349207740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552009000200006     Document Type: Article

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