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: 657

Full Length Research Paper

Audit of use of antimicrobial agents at a tertiary health centre in Lagos, Nigeria

Sunday O. Ogundele*
  • Sunday O. Ogundele*
  • Department of Pharmacology, Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Olayinka O. Ogunleye
  • Olayinka O. Ogunleye
  • Department of Pharmacology, Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bamidele Mutiu
  • Bamidele Mutiu
  • Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Samuel O. Akodu
  • Samuel O. Akodu
  • Department of Paediatrics, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 July 2015
  •  Published: 31 August 2015

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