Assessment of self-medication in population buying antibiotics in pharmacies: a pilot study from Beirut and its suburbs

Lina Cheaito, Sophie Azizi, Nadine Saleh () and Pascale Salameh

International Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 59, issue 2, 319-327

Abstract: Self-medication with antibiotics is a relatively frequent problem in Beirut area. Interventions are required to reduce antibiotic misuse. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

Keywords: Self-medication; Antibiotic; Antimicrobial resistance; Antibiotic misuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0493-y

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