Perceptions of doctors to adverse drug reaction reporting in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
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Perceptions of doctors to adverse drug reaction reporting in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND Spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of pharmacovigilance. ADR reporting with Yellow Cards has tremendously improved pharmacovigilance of drugs in many developed countries and its use is advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO). This study was aimed at investigating the knowledge and attitude of doctors in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1472-6904
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6904-9-14