Prevalence and pattern of self medication use in coastal regions of south india

British Journal of Medical Practitioners

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Balamurugan, E ^a   Ganesh, K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Medicines; Over the counter drug; Rural; Self medication; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONTROL; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80053941218     PISSN: 17578515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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