Anti-diabetic drugs in the private and public sector in dar es salaam, Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 110-114

  Justin Temu, M ^a   Nondo, R S O ^a   Wiedenmayer, K ^b   Ramaiya, K L ^c   Teuscher, A ^d  

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

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d Nutrition and Diabetes Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70349571330     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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