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To sell or not to sell; the differences between regulatory and community demands regarding access to antibiotics in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: In Ghana, there is extensive over-the-counter dispensing of antibiotics, resulting in high levels of inappropriate use, and an increase in antibiotic resistance. Regulations prevent Licenced Chemical Sellers (LCS, Over-the-Counter Medicine Sellers) from selling antibiotics other than Cot...
Autores principales: | Afari-Asiedu, Samuel, Kinsman, John, Boamah-Kaali, Ellen, Abdulai, Martha Ali, Gyapong, Margaret, Sankoh, Osman, Hulscher, Marlies, Asante, Kwaku Poku, Wertheim, Heiman |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293650/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-018-0158-6 |
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