Assessment of self-medication of antibiotics in a Jordanian population

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-25

  Sawair, Faleh A ^a   Baqain, Zaid H ^a   Abu Karaky, Ashraf ^a   Abu Eid, Rasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Jordan; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; TOOTH INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENTISTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JORDAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349170785     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000163041     Document Type: Article

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