Self-treatment and self-medication by swiss primary care physicians: A cause for concern?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 105-106

  Schwenkglenks, Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; TRANQUILIZER;

CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SWITZERLAND; WELLBEING;

EID: 33947276864     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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