Prevalence of self-medication in Brazil and associated factors
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence and associated factors regarding the use of medicines by self-medication in Brazil. METHODS This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted using data from the PNAUM (National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines)...
Main Authors: | Paulo Sérgio Dourado Arrais, Maria Eneida Porto Fernandes, Tatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol, Luiz Roberto Ramos, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Vera Lucia Luiza, Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares, Mareni Rocha Farias, Maria Auxiliadora Oliveira, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000300311&lng=en&tlng=en |
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