Self-medication with antibiotics in the ambulatory care setting within the Euro-Mediterranean region; results from the ARMed project

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 189-197

  Scicluna, Elizabeth Anne ^a   Borg, Michael A ^a   Gür, Deniz ^b   Rasslan, Ossama ^c   Taher, Ibrahim ^d   Redjeb, Saida Ben ^e   Elnassar, Ziad ^f   Bagatzouni, Despo Pieridou ^g   Daoud, Ziad ^h  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^e CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^g NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^h SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; ARMed; Mediterranean; Over the counter; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; DRUG USE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LEBANON; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TUNISIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYPRUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF MEDICATION; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449710723     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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