Knowledge and attitudes of physicians relating to reporting of adverse drug reactions in Sokoto, north-western Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Bello, Shaibu ^a   Umar, Muhammad ^a  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; attitudes; pharmacovigilance; physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79951989921     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.76563     Document Type: Article

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