Editorial: Access to essential medicines and standard treatment for chronic diseases

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-128

  Kotwani, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLXANTHINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; INHALER; LONG TERM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955452836     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.66830     Document Type: Editorial

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