Use of analgesics in adults with pain complaints: Prevalence and associated factors, Turkey;Uso de analgésicos por adultos com queixas de dor: Prevalência e fatores associados, Turquia

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Ozkan, Ozlem ^a   Hamzaoglu, Onur ^a   Erdine, Serdar ^b   Balta, Ecehan ^c   Domac, Mehmet ^c  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Turkish Medical Association   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adult; Analgesics, administration dosage; Analgesics, therapeutic use; Cross sectional studies; Pain, prevention control; Socioeconomic factors; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESICS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PAIN; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649405304     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102009000100018     Document Type: Article

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