Reducing use of injections through interactional group discussions: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 409-414

  Bhunia, Rama ^a   Hutin, Y ^b   Ramkrishnan, R ^a   Ghosh, P K ^c   Dey, S ^d   Murhekar, M ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNICEF India Country Office   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^d District Tuberculosis Centre   (India)

Author keywords

India; Injection use; Interactional group discussion; Public health care facilities

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; INJECTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INJECTIONS; MALE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 77956417636     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0076-4     Document Type: Article

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