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Self medication practice and associated factors among students of Asmara College of Health Sciences, Eritrea: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Self-medication is a common practice globally and the resulting irrational drug use is raising concerns. Up-to-date there is no systematic study conducted on self medication practice among students or the general community in Eritrea. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence o...

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Autores principales:	Araia, Zenawi Zeramariam, Gebregziabher, Nahom Kiros, Mesfun, Araia Berhane
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6381702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30828458 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-019-0165-2

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