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Self-medication with over-the-counter drugs and complementary medications in South Australia's elderly population

BACKGROUND: A number of surveys have examined use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in Australia. However, there are limited Australian data on use of CAM and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in the elderly population. The main aims of this study were to examine self-medication practi...

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Autores principales:	Goh, Lynn Yeen, Vitry, Agnes I, Semple, Susan J, Esterman, Adrian, Luszcz, Mary A
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2009
Materias:	Research article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778637/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19906314 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-9-42

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