Cultural influences on medicine use among first-generation Pakistani immigrants in Norway

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Håkonsen, Helle ^a   Toverud, Else Lydia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Access barriers; Culture; Language problems; Medicine use; Norway; Pakistani immigrants; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; PAKISTANI; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857064908     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1111-7     Document Type: Article

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