Surfing, self-medicating and safety: Buying non-prescription and complementary medicines via the internet

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 88-92

  Bessell, T L ^a   Anderson, J N ^a   Silagy, C A ^a   Sansom, L N ^b   Hiller, J E ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOSAFETY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0037391261     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.2.88     Document Type: Article

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