Determinants of self medication practices in an urban slum community

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 54-57

  Gupta, Pankaj ^a   Bobhate, Prateek S ^a   Shrivastava, Saurabh R ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Self care; Self medication; Slum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPIRATION DATE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHARMACIST; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79960075977     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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