International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the pattern of antibiotics use in pediatrics ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia

Gizework Alemnew
  • Gizework Alemnew
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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Seyfe Asrade Atnafie*
  • Seyfe Asrade Atnafie*
  • Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 11 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 06 January 2015
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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