Self-medication with antibiotics in rural population in Greece: A cross-sectional multicenter study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Skliros, Eystathios ^a   Merkouris, Panagiotis ^a   Papazafiropoulou, Athanasia ^a   Gikas, Aristofanis ^a   Matzouranis, George ^a   Papafragos, Christos ^a   Tsakanikas, Ioannis ^a   Zarbala, Irene ^a   Vasibosis, Alexios ^a   Stamataki, Petroula ^a   Sotiropoulos, Alexios ^a  

^a 3rd Department of Internal Medicine   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 77955188635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-58     Document Type: Article

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