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Self-medication and non-doctor prescription practices in Pokhara valley, Western Nepal: a questionnaire-based study

BACKGROUND: Self-medication and non-doctor prescribing of drugs is common in developing countries. Complementary and alternative medications, especially herbs, are also commonly used. There are few studies on the use of these medications in Pokhara Valley, Western Nepal. METHODS: Previously briefed...

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Autores principales:	Shankar, PR, Partha, P, Shenoy, N
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2002
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12236905 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-3-17

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