Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review

Self-medication is the selection and use of drugs without medical prescription, to treat diseases or for symptomatic relief. This article is a systematic review on self-medication in skin diseases. A search was conducted on Virtual Health Library and PubMed databases using predetermined descriptors....

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Main Authors: Mariane Corrêa-Fissmer, Mariana Gaspar Mendonça, Anesio Henrique Martins, Dayani Galato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014-07-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000400625&tlng=en