Propharmacies: a problematic means of drug distribution in rural Cameroon.
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چکیده
Attention is drawn to two fundamental obstacles to an efficient functioning of government-supported drugstores (propharmacies) in rural Cameroon. These obstacles are mismanagement and high prices. Suggestions are offered as to how the drugstores can be made more efficient.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Tropical doctor
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983