Outpatient prescribing practices in asian countries

Ethno-psychopharmacology: Advances in Current Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 135-143

  Udomratn, Pichet ^a   Ng, Chee H ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84928862452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544149.012     Document Type: Chapter

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