Prescription pattern of clinicians in private health facilities in Kano, Northwestern Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Tamuno, Igbiks ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Drug prescription; Indicators; Northwestern Nigeria; Prescription pattern

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; GENERIC DRUG; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; NIGERIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84856848438     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60037-6     Document Type: Article

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