A survey of antimalarial drug use practices among urban dwellers in Abeokuta, Nigeria

African Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Omole, M K ^a   Onademuren, O T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalaria; Drug use pattern; Monotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMALAR; AMODIAQUINE; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; MALOXINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; RITADAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION; VOMITING;

EID: 79959836328     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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