Utilization of common analgesic and anxiolytic medications by registered first nations residents of western Canada

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 601-616

  Anderson, John F ^a   McEwan, Kimberly L ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034055243     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080009147474     Document Type: Article

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