[Knowledge about tuberculosis in pharmacy personnels in a district of Lima, Peru].
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چکیده
Sr. Editor. En el Perú existe una alta prevalencia de casos de autoprescripción y dispensación libre de medicamentos y es común encontrar que un buen porcentaje de pacientes antes de consultar a un centro de salud, acuden a las farmacias (1,2), es así que las farmacias han sido consideradas como primer punto de contacto con los pacientes, ya que cuentan con mayor flexibilidad en horarios, ubicación y rapidez en atención (3,4); esta característica ha sido utilizada por múltiples estudios para realizar diferentes intervenciones.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica
دوره 33 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016