Use, attitudes and knowledge of medications among pregnant women: A Saudi study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 419-428

  Zaki, Noha M ^a   Albarraq, Ahmed A ^a  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Beliefs about medication; Drug information; Pregnancy; Saudi Arabia; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CAREER; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OCCUPATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84920195153     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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