Influence of medical training on self-medication by students

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-29

  James, H ^a   Handu, S S ^a   Al Khaja, K A J ^a   Sequeira, R P ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Attitude; Based learning; Knowledge; Medical students; Practice; Problem; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; IRON; LAXATIVE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; BAHRAIN; COMMON COLD; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOZENGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICATION ERROR; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SORE THROAT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VALIDITY;

EID: 38349002408     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP46023     Document Type: Article

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