Why don't medical practitioners treat Malaria rationally? A qualitative study from Pakistan

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 673-681

  Malik, Madeeha ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad ^a   Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a   Hussain, Azhar ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health practitioners; Malaria; Qualitative methodology; Rational drug use; Treatment practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAKISTAN; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84865716515     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i4.20     Document Type: Article

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