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Self-medication with antibiotics among non-medical university students of Karachi: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of self -medication with antibiotics is quite high in developing countries as opposed to developed countries. Antibiotics are often taken erroneously for certain ailments, without having the appropriate knowledge of their use. This carries potential risks for the individua...

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Autores principales:	Shah, Syed Jawad, Ahmad, Hamna, Rehan, Rija Binte, Najeeb, Sidra, Mumtaz, Mirrah, Jilani, Muhammad Hashim, Rabbani, Muhammad Sharoz, Alam, Muhammad Zakariya, Farooq, Saba, Kadir, M Masood
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320599/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25534613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2050-6511-15-74

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