Patterns of medication use in the immigrant population resident in Spain: Associated factors

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 743-750

  Carrasco Garrido, P ^a   Jimenez Garcia R ^a   Hernandez Barrera V ^a   Lopez De Andres A ^a   Gil De Miguel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health survey; Immigrants; Medication use

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; MINERAL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; TRANQUILIZER; VITAMIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; ODDS RATIO; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349765162     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1776     Document Type: Article

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