Self-medication and related health complaints among expatriate high school students in the United Arab Emirates

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 211-218

  Shehnaz, Syed I ^a   Khan, Nelofer ^a   Sreedharan, Jayadevan ^a   Issa, Khaled J ^a   Arifulla, Mohamed ^a  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Patient education as topic; Patient medication knowledge; Prevalence; Self medication; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84890947672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552013000400006     Document Type: Article

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