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

Actual practice of healthcare providers towards prevention and control of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at Borumeda Hospital, Ethiopia

Getahun Tefera
  • Getahun Tefera
  • Addis Ababa University Black lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Yimer Seid
  • Yimer Seid
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, P. O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 30 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 September 2015
  •  Published: 29 March 2017

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