Over-the-counter medication use in an older rural community: The MoVIES project

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-165

  Stoehr, Gary P ^a   Ganguli, Mary ^b,c   Seaberg, Eric C ^b   Echement, Deborah A ^b   Belle, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; LAXATIVE; MULTIVITAMIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031031931     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04501.x     Document Type: Article

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