Medication usage among young adult women: A comparison between Sweden, the USA, and Greece

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Lidell, Evy ^a   Luepker, Russell ^b   Baigi, Amir ^c,d   Lagiou, Areti ^e   Hildingh, Cathrine ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Primary Health Care ^*  (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cross national; Exercise; Medication usage; Sociodemographic factors; Young adult women

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IRON; LAXATIVE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTACIDS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MINNESOTA; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949145675     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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