Management of acute diarrhea in children by community pharmacists in Lagos, Nigeria;Manejo de la diarrea aguda en niños por las farmacias comunitarias de lagos, Nigeria

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ogbo, Patricia U ^a   Aina, Bolajoko A ^a   Aderemi Williams, Roseline I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; Diarrhea; Guideline adherence; Nigeria; Patient simulation; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; KAOLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84896483932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552014000100002     Document Type: Article

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