Self-medication among healthcare and non-healthcare students at university of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 395-401

  Klemenc Ketis, Zalika ^a,c   Hladnik, Ziga ^b   Kersnik, Janko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c NONE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Healthcare and non healthcare students; Self medication; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SLOVENIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; AGE; EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS; SLOVENIA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77954804588     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316380     Document Type: Article

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