Self-medication and the elderly. the reality of the home medicine cabinet;Automedicación y ancianos. La realidad de un botiquín casero

Atencion Primaria

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Vacas Rodilla, Esther ^a   Castell Dag, Imma ^b   Sánchez Giralt, Maria ^a   Pujol Algué, Anna ^a   Pallarés Comalada, M Carme ^a   Balagué Corbera, Montserrat ^c  

^a CAP Lepanto   (Spain)

^b CAP Salt   (Spain)

^c Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Primarycare; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SPAIN; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; DRUG UTILIZATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 65949089404     PISSN: 02126567     EISSN: 15781275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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