Assessing determinants of self-medication with antibiotics among Portuguese people in the Algarve Region

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1039-1047

  Ramalhinho, Isabel ^a,b   Cordeiro, Clara ^a,b   Cavaco, Afonso ^b   Cabrita, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; Determinants of self medication; Drug use; Non prescription use; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACY; PORTUGAL; PORTUGUESE (CITIZEN); PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910621673     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-014-9992-z     Document Type: Article

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