African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 80

Full Length Research Paper

Anticancer drugs prescription conformity in oncology care units: A retrospective and descriptive analytical study in Ivory Coast

Kouassi Kouamé Konan
  • Kouassi Kouamé Konan
  • Treichville University Hospital Cancer Service/Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, UFR Medical Sciences, Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Ivory Coast.
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Kouakou S. Landry
  • Kouakou S. Landry
  • Pharmacology Laboratory, UFR Pharmaceutical Sciences, FHB University, 01 BP V34 Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Oddo Bitti Adde
  • Oddo Bitti Adde
  • Treichville University Hospital Cancer Service/Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, UFR Medical Sciences, Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Ivory Coast.
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Toure Yenahaban Lazare
  • Toure Yenahaban Lazare
  • Treichville University Hospital Cancer Service/Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, UFR Medical Sciences, Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Ivory Coast.
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Mebiala N’Guessan Prosper
  • Mebiala N’Guessan Prosper
  • Treichville University Hospital Cancer Service/Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, UFR Medical Sciences, Félix Houphouët Boigny University, Ivory Coast.
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Kouakou-Siransy Gisele
  • Kouakou-Siransy Gisele
  • Pharmacology Laboratory, UFR Pharmaceutical Sciences, FHB University, 01 BP V34 Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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  •  Received: 22 March 2023
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2023
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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