Have we improved use of medicines in developing and transitional countries and do we know how to? Two decades of evidence

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 656-664

  Holloway, K A ^a   Ivanovska, V ^b,c   Wagner, A K ^d   Vialle Valentin, C ^d   Ross Degnan, D ^d  

^a WHO Regional Office South East Asia ^*  (India)

^b GOCE DELCEV UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Drug use; Interventions; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; DESIGN; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRUG USER; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH CARE; MEDICINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INCOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFIT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84878128674     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12123     Document Type: Review

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