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The use of non-prescription medicine versus self-assessed health: evidence from Malawi

BACKGROUND: The use of medicine is an important part of any health care process and the improvement of health status of any population. While some medicines are legitimately prescribed by practitioners, others take drugs not prescribed by practitioners when they suffer from illness or injuries. The...

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Autores principales:	Novignon, Jacob, Mussa, Richard, Msonda, Tinkhani, Nonvignon, Justice
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2011
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233496/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-7682-4-38

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