Over-the-counter NSAIDs used by patients at risk: A safe idea?;Vrij verkrijgbare NSAID's gebruikt door patiënten met contra-indicaties: Een veilig idee?

Huisarts en Wetenschap

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 388-391

  Jeucken, Y M ^a   Van Minnen, Y P M ^a   Van Der Werf, G Th ^a  

^a Huisartsengroepspraktijk Antonius Deusinglaan   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 24144458167     PISSN: 00187070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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