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Comparability of Interview and Self-Administration of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (Facit-Tb) Instrument in Iraqi Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Objectives
To investigate the extent to which two different modes of administration (interview by a trained interviewer versus self-administration) yielded a comparable estimate of health-related quality of life (HRQL) ...
Is there a need for a formulary of clinically interchangeable medicines to guide generic substitution in Saudi Arabia?
(2013 , Article)
The escalating healthcare expenditure is a major challenge to sustainability of the healthcare systems. To confront the escalating health expenditure in general and medicines expenditure in particular, many countries ...
Consumer behaviour towards counterfeit drugs in a developing country
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
Introduction Availability of counterfeit drugs is increasing, especially in developing countries. This fact makes it critical to develop new measures that can help to combat this problem. Objectives This study was designed ...
Stages of change and health-related quality of life among employees of an institution
(2013 , Article)
Background Transtheoretical Model of change has been used successfully in promoting behaviour change. Objective To examine the relationships between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores with the stages of change ...
Mothers beliefs and barriers about childhood diarrhea and its management in Morang district, Nepal
(2012 , Article)
Background: In developing countries, mothers usually manage diarrhea at home with the pattern of management depending on perceived disease severity and beliefs. The study was carried out with the objective of determining ...
Physicians' perceptions of medical representative visits in Yemen: A qualitative study
(2013 , Article)
Background: The pharmaceutical industry invests heavily in promotion, and it uses a variety of promotional strategies to influence physicians' prescribing decisions. Within this context, medical representatives (MRs) are ...