Medication use, gender, and socio-economic status in Lebanon: Analysis of a national survey

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 216-225

  Makhlouf Obermeyer, Carla ^a,c   Schulein, Michelle ^a   Kasparian, Choghig ^a   Ammar, Walid ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Lebanon)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1842683211     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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