Essential medicines management during emergencies in Pakistan;Gestion des médicaments essentiels pendant les situations d'urgence au Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Bukhari, S K S ^a   Qureshi, J A R H ^a   Jooma, R ^b   Bile, K M ^a   Kazi, G N ^a   Zaibi, W A ^a   Zafar, A ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DISASTER; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SAFETY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; VICTIM; WORKSHOP; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77957103221     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.supp.106     Document Type: Review

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