Practice and attitudes regarding the management of childhood diarrhoea among pharmacies in Thailand

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 323-331

  Saengcharoen, Woranuch ^a   Lerkiatbundit, Sanguan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

attitude; diarrhoea; drugstore; management; paediatric; pharmacy; practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADULT; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY; THAILAND;

EID: 78649274802     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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