Household storage of medicines and self-medication practices in south-east Islamic Republic of Iran;Conservation de médicaments à domicile et pratiques d'automédication dans le sud-est de la république Islamique d'Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 547-553

  Foroutan, B ^a   Foroutan R ^b  

^a SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG LABELING; DRUG STORAGE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRIGERATOR; SELF MEDICATION; FAMILY SIZE; IRAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG STORAGE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 84907819498     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2014.20.9.547     Document Type: Article

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