Prescription Pattern of Antibiotics among Physicians in a Secondary Health Facility in Abuja, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2231-2919
DOI: 10.9734/bjpr/2014/4787