Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics

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Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda : a survey in out-patient clinics. / Mbonye, Anthony K; Birungi, Josephine; Yanow, Stephanie; Magnussen, Pascal.

In: B M C Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, 2013, p. 237.

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Mbonye, AK, Birungi, J, Yanow, S & Magnussen, P 2013, 'Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics', B M C Infectious Diseases, vol. 13, pp. 237. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-237

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Mbonye, A. K., Birungi, J., Yanow, S., & Magnussen, P. (2013). Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics. B M C Infectious Diseases, 13, 237. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-237

Vancouver

Mbonye AK, Birungi J, Yanow S, Magnussen P. Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics. B M C Infectious Diseases. 2013;13:237. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-237

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Mbonye, Anthony K ; Birungi, Josephine ; Yanow, Stephanie ; Magnussen, Pascal. / Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile illnesses in Uganda : a survey in out-patient clinics. In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 2013 ; Vol. 13. pp. 237.

Bibtex

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