An assessment of the prescribing skills of undergraduate dental students in malaysia

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1527-1531

  Akram, Ashfaq ^a   Zamzam, Ruzanna ^b   Mohamad, Nabishah B ^b   Abdullah, Dalia ^b   Meerah, Subhan M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Dental education; Educational methodology; Malaysia; Prescribing error; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PULPITIS; STANDARD; TEACHING; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; WRITING;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PHARMACOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PULPITIS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; WRITING;

EID: 84870499250     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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