Self-medication among allopathic medical doctors in Karnataka, India

British Journal of Medical Practitioners

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 11-14

  Nalini, G K ^a  

^a HASSAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Doctors; Prescription; Self prescription; Self medication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954695949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17578515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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