Nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs in Latino community, South Carolina

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 883-888

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a,c   Cheng, Andrew Y ^a   Garr, Rebecca C ^a   Tilley, Barbara C ^a   Everett, Charles J ^a   McKee, M Diane ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19344375416     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/EID1106.040960     Document Type: Article

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