A study of the prevalence of self-medication practice among university students in southwestern Nigeria

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 683-689

  Osemene, K P ^a   Lamikanra, A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimalarial; Nigeria; Self medication; University students

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PHARMACY; PNEUMONIA; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SORE THROAT; TYPHOID FEVER; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84865685287     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i4.21     Document Type: Article

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