Socio-economic differences in prescription and OTC drug use in Dutch adolescents

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 203-206

  Tobi, Hilde ^a   Meijer, Willemijn M ^a   Tuinstra, Jolanda ^b   De Jong van den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drug utilisation; Gender; OTC drugs; Prescription drugs; Socio economic factors; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0141954299     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025836704150     Document Type: Article

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