The use of medication by the Spanish population

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-48

  Del Rio, M Carmen ^a   Prada, Carlos ^a   Alvarez, F Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

adult; age factors; child; drug utilization trends; general population; self medication; sex factors

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 0030943788     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199701)6:1<41::AID-PDS250>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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