Survey of ototopical self medication among patients attending ENT and family medicine departments in a Nigerian hospital

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-170

  Afolabi, Olushola A ^a   Ehalaiye, Bolorunduro F ^a   Fadare, Joseph O ^a   Abdur Rahman, Aolat B ^b   Ehalaiye, Doris N ^a  

^a Kogi State Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

otolaryngologist; otological complications; Ototopical ear drops; self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OTALGIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052016184     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2011.565323     Document Type: Article

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