Pharmacoepidemiological studies of prescribing practices of health care providers of Pakistan: A cross sectional survey

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1484-1493

  Hussain, Shahzad ^a   Malik, Farnaz ^a   Hameed, Abdul ^b   Parveen, Ghazala ^a   Raja, Fahadya Yasin ^a   Riaz, Humayun ^c   Shafaat, Shazia ^a   Wajid, Amina ^a   Channa, Rafique Ahmad ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Irrational prescribing; Pakistan; Prescribing practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 80054859842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.242     Document Type: Article

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