Self-medication prevalence for sexually transmitted diseases: Meta-analysis and meta-regression of population level determinants

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-119

  Gomez, Gabriela B ^a   Garnett, Geoffrey P ^a   Ward, Helen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERB; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; RISK; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60749120604     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31818b2116     Document Type: Article

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