PubMed · 957307
Self-medication in a small community.
Abstract
(1) Simultaneous recording of doctor/patient contacts and chemists' sales were made during a period of two weeks in a small self-contained community.(2) The conclusion of previous studies, using different methods, that non-prescribed medicines are taken twice as often as those prescribed by doctors, is confirmed.(3) The possibility that self-medication may conceal the onset of serious disease is discussed.
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R V Jones. 1976. Self-medication in a small community.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/957307/
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