Pre-hospital and prescription use of antibacterial drugs at a secondary health centre in Ibadan, Nigeria

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Fehintola, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics Nigeria prescription cotrimoxazole use pre hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77953674624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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