Antibiotics self-medication among southern iranian university students

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-52

  Sarahroodi, S ^a   Arzi, A ^b   Sawalha, A F ^c   Ashtarinezhad, A ^d  

^a QOM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Self medication; Students

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; SULFANILAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 75749096830     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.48.52     Document Type: Article

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