Medication use for chronic health conditions among adults in Saudi Arabia: Findings from a national household survey

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 73-81

  Moradi Lakeh, Maziar ^a   El Bcheraoui, Charbel ^a   Daoud, Farah ^a   Tuffaha, Marwa ^a   Wilson, Shelley ^a   Al Saeedi, Mohammad ^b   Basulaiman, Mohammed ^b   Memish, Ziad A ^b   Almazroa, Mohammad A ^b   Al Rabeeah, Abdullah A ^b   Stergachis, Andy ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adherence; ATC classification; Medication; Pharmacoepidemiology; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY SIZE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953838591     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3904     Document Type: Article

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