Prescribing vitamins at primary health care level: Exploration of facts, factors and solution

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-97

  Das, Adhir Kumar ^a   Rahman, Md Sayedur ^a  

^a BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Primary health care; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 80051563422     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v5i2.7146     Document Type: Article

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