African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Pattern of drugs prescribed for treatment of hypertensive patients: Bangladesh

Md. Jahid Hasan
  • Md. Jahid Hasan
  • Department of Public Health, ASA University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 13 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 June 2016
  •  Published: 08 July 2016

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