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Prevalence and Predictors of Storage of Unused Medicines among Households in Northwestern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Unused medicines are those that are expired, discontinued, deteriorated, and/or not intended for any future use. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unused medicines and predicting factors in households of Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Northwestern Ethiopia. METHODS:...

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Autores principales:	Yimenu, Dawit Kumilachew, Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe, Ebrahim, Awol Jemal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8703208

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