Assessment of self-medication in population buying antibiotics in pharmacies: A pilot study from Beirut and its suburbs

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 319-327

  Cheaito, Lina ^a   Azizi, Sophie ^a   Saleh, Nadine ^a   Salameh, Pascale ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antibiotic misuse; Antimicrobial resistance; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899444702     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0493-y     Document Type: Article

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