Self medication practices among urban slum dwellers in South Indian City

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kulkarni, Pavan Kumar ^a   Khan, Maseer ^a   Chandrasekhar, A ^a  

^a DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Over the counter drugs; Self medication; Urban Slum dwellers

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENERIC DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOPATHY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MEDICATION; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SLUM DWELLER;

EID: 84867695186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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