WHO/INRUD drug use indicators at primary healthcare centers in Alexandria, Egypt

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-64

  Akl, Ola A ^a   El Mahalli, Azza A ^b   Elkahky, Ahmed Awad ^c   Salem, Abdallah Mohamed ^c  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Primary health care; Rational; Use of drugs; WHO INRUD core drug use indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894493153     PISSN: 16583612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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