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Self-medication among people visiting outpatient clinics of a Tertiary care hospital, Karachi

BACKGROUND AND AIM: “Self-medication” is the self-use of medicines for treatment of illnesses. Inappropriate use of medicines without prescription leads to unwanted adverse effects, harmful drug interactions, and antibiotic resistance which is an emerging concern in developing countries due to escal...

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Autores principales:	Dhedhi, Naseem Amin, Ashraf, Hiba, Ansari, Naila Baig, Iftikhar, Sundus
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34041075 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1887_20

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