Adolescents in Spain: Use of medicines and adolescent lifestyles

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 656-663

  Morales Suárez Varela, María ^a,b,c   Llopis González, Agustín ^a,b   Caamaño Isorna, Francisco ^a,d   Gimeno Clemente, Natalia ^a,b   Ruiz Rojo, Elías ^a,e   Rojo Moreno, Luís ^a,f  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Lifestyle; OTC medicines; Prescribed medicines; Spain; Use of medicines

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPAIN; TELEVISION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 76749127915     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9324-x     Document Type: Article

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