Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

The distribution of disease in the Republic of Suriname - a pharmacoepidemiological analysis using the claims database of the State Health Foundation of the year 2017

Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser
  • Vinoj H. Sewberath Misser
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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Arti Shankar
  • Arti Shankar
  • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans (LA), USA.
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Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo
  • Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo
  • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans (LA), USA.
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Jeffrey Wickliffe
  • Jeffrey Wickliffe
  • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans (LA), USA.
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Maureen Lichtveld
  • Maureen Lichtveld
  • Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans (LA), USA.
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Dennis R. A. Mans
  • Dennis R. A. Mans
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 10 November 2021
  •  Published: 30 November 2021

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