Availability of over-the-counter drugs for arthritis in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1129-1131

  Ferraz, Marcos Bosi ^a   Pereira, Ronaldo Borges ^a   Paiva, Jose Gerardo A ^a   Atra, Edgard ^a   Dos Santos, Jose Quirino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Arthritis; Developing country; Drug therapy; Drug utilization; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN;

ARTHRITIS; BRAZIL; CITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; ETHICS; HUMAN; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0029874556     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00393-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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