Self-medication among the elderly in Iran: a content analysis study

Abstract Background Self-medication is described as the use of drugs without a physician’s prescription to treat self-recognized illness or symptoms, and an important health issue among the elderly. Despite the wide range of different definitions, recognizing all forms of self-medication among older...

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Hlavní autoři: Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Mohsen Shati, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Shiva Mehravaran, Seyed Kazem Malakouti
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: BMC 2017-09-01
Edice:BMC Geriatrics
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On-line přístup:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0596-z