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Original Research

Rational Dispensing of Oral Dosage Forms of Medicines to Children and Its Associated Factors in South West Ethiopia

Fikadu EjetaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Diriba FeyisaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8232-3775
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Temesgen AferuSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-7359
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Jafer SirajSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-984X
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Demeke MelkamSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia
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Ahmed AliSchool of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia
Pages 103-113 | Published online: 08 Apr 2022

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