Prescription analysis of pediatric outpatient practice in Nagpur city

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-73

  Pandey, Anuja A ^a   Thakre, Subhash B ^a   Bhatkule, Prakash R ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Error; Pediatric; Prescription

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952007440     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.62564     Document Type: Article

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