A study on the sale of antimicrobial agents without prescriptions in pharmacies in an urban area in south India

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 951-954

  Rathnakar, U P ^a   Sharma, Nitish Kumar ^b   Garg, Raina ^b   Unnikrishnan, B ^a   Gopalakrishna, H N ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Kasturba Medical College ^*

Author keywords

Frequency domain method; Heart rate variability; Mobile phone users and non users; Time domain method

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MARKETING; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84866111414     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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