Comparing antibiotic self-medication in two socio-economic groups in Guatemala City: A descriptive cross-sectional study

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ramay, Brooke M ^a   Lambour, Paola ^a   Cerón, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Guatemala; Role of the pharmacist; Self medication; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SECNIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH PAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938895952     PISSN: 20506511     EISSN: 20506511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40360-015-0011-3     Document Type: Article

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