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Prevalence and pattern of self-medication in Karachi: A community survey

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence and pattern of self-medication among adult males and females in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS: This cross-sectional community- based survey was carried out at five randomly selected towns of Karachi (Defence, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Nazimabad, Malir, Orangi town) over...

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Autores principales:	Afridi, M. Iqbal, Rasool, Ghulam, Tabassum, Rabia, Shaheen, Marriam, Siddiqullah, Shujauddin, M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Professional Medical Publications 2015
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26649022 http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.315.8216

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