Self-medication in adult Latin American immigrants in Seville Automedicación en inmigrantes latinoamericanos adultos de Sevilla Automedicação em adultos imigrantes latinoamericanos em Sevilha

Self-medication in adult Latin American immigrants in Seville Automedicación en inmigrantes latinoamericanos adultos de Sevilla Automedicação em adultos imigrantes latinoamericanos em Sevilha

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of non-prescription pharmaceutical use in the Latin American immigrant population. METHOD: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 190 immigrants. We used a questionnaire based on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)....

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Main Authors: José Rafael González-López, María de los Ángeles Rodríguez-Gázquez, María de las Mercedes Lomas-Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de São Paulo 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem
Subjects:
Migración internacional
Prevalencia
Utilización de medicamentos
Automedicación
América Latina
Migração internacional
Prevalência
Uso de medicamentos
Automedicação
Emigration and immigration
Prevalence
Drug Utilization
Self medication
Latin America
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