Relationship between consultation length and rational prescribing of drugs in gorgan city, islamic Republic of Iran;Relation entre la durée des consultations et la prescription rationnelle de médicaments dans la ville de gorgan (république islamique d'Iran)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 480-486

  Khori, V ^a   Changizi, S ^a   Biuckians, E ^a   Keshtkar, A ^a   Alizadeh, A M ^b   Mohaghgheghi, A M ^b   Rabie, M R ^c  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONSULTATION LENGTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84862313997     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.5.480     Document Type: Article

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