Self medication among university students of Karachi

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 102-105

  Mumtaz, Yasmin ^a   Ashraf Jahangeer, S M ^a   Mujtaba, Tahira ^b   Zafar, Shahla ^b   Adnan, Sara ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Frequency; Medical; Nonmedical; Self medication; University Student

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; VITAMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COLD; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PAIN; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX RATIO; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84858419069     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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