Pharmacoepidemiological study of self-medication in adults attending pharmacies in Alexandria, Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 683-691

  Sallam, S A ^a   Khallafallah, N M ^b   Ibrahim, N K ^a   Okasha, A O ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OCCUPATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DETERMINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PHARMACIES; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 69949156931     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.3.683     Document Type: Article

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