Document Type : Letter to editor
Authors
- Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi 1
- Omotayo Carolyn Olaoye 2
- Aniekan Micheal Ekpenyong 3
- Aishat Jumoke Alaran 4
- Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III 5
1 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2 Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria
3 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
4 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
5 Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Keywords
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