Self-reported medical drug use among 15-16 year-old adolescents in Norway;Selvrapportert legemiddelbruk hos 15-16-åringer i Norge

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2759-2761

  Furu, Kari ^a   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a   Rosvold, Elin Olaug ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27644512269     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: 00292001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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