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Prescription for antibiotics at drug shops and strategies to improve quality of care and patient safety: a cross-sectional survey in the private sector in Uganda

OBJECTIVES: The main objective of this study was to assess practices of antibiotic prescription at registered drug shops with a focus on upper respiratory tract infections among children in order to provide data for policy discussions aimed at improving quality of care and patient safety in the priv...

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Autores principales:	Mbonye, Anthony K, Buregyeya, Esther, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Clarke, Siân E, Lal, Sham, Hansen, Kristian S, Magnussen, Pascal, LaRussa, Philip
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:	Global Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26980439 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010632

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