Medication utilization and illness management study in Nigeria;Un Estudio Sobre la Utilización de Medicamentos y el Manejo de Enfermedades en Nigeria

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 924-930

  Enato, Ehijie Fo ^a   Sounyo, Adebukola A ^a   Einarson, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Illness; Medicine use; Nigeria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ILLNESS MANAGEMENT; INCOME; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALARIA; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL HEALTH; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 79960768290     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1Q051     Document Type: Article

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