Medicine-taking behaviour and drug-related problems in adolescents of a Swedish high school

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-250

  Westerlund, Michael ^a   Brånstad, Jan Olof ^b   Westerlund, Tommy ^c,d,e  

^a Olympiaskolan   (Sweden)

^b Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^c Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^d BioCare Research and Development   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Drug related problems; Medicine taking behaviour; OTCs; Prescription drugs; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 42249083588     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9168-1     Document Type: Article

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