Adolescents' use of prescribed drugs and over-the-counter preparations

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-442

  Dengler, Regina ^a   Roberts, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescent; over the counter drugs; prescribed drugs

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0030469839     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024542     Document Type: Article

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