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Pattern, Awareness and Perceptions of Health Hazards Associated with Self Medication Among Adult Residents of Kano Metropolis, Northwestern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Kano State is the most populous state, and one of those states pronounced with the highest prevalence of drug abuse in Nigeria. However, there is lack of documented data to back the assertion. OBJECTIVE: We determined the pattern, awareness and perceptions of the adult residents of Kano...

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Autores principales:	Lawan, Umar M, Abubakar, Isa S, Jibo, Abubakar M, Rufai, Ahmed
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3760322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24019599 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.116350

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