Self-medication patterns in Amman, Jordan

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-30

  Yousef, Al Motassem M ^a   Al Bakri, Amal G ^a   Bustanji, Yasser ^a   Wazaify, Mayyada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; Misuse; Nonprescription drugs; OTC; Pharmacists' role; Pharmacy staff; POM; Self medication

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; JUSTICE; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JORDAN; MALE; PHARMACIES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36448985982     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9135-x     Document Type: Article

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