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T1 The use of medication by the Spanish population
A1 Río, María del Carmen del
A1 Prada Puentes, Carlos
A1 Álvarez González, Francisco Javier
K1 Medicamentos
K1 Toxicomanía
AB The aim of the study was to assess patterns of the use of medicines by the general population older than0 years. The study was based on the information contained in the computerized database from the 1993Spanish Household Health Survey. A representative sample of the population older than 0 was identi-®ed, and a survey of 26,334 persons was carried out. Of the population 45.3% had taken some medicinein the last 2 weeks prior to the carrying out of the survey. The proportion was greater for women(50.6%) than for men (39.6%). With increasing age, the frequency and amount of medication useincreased. A little over 20% of the medicines used were not prescribed by a doctor (self-medication).Data show the frequency of the use of medicines by the Spanish population. # 1997 by JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd.
PB Wiley
SN 1053-8569
YR 1997
FD 1997
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/16211
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/16211
LA eng
NO Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, (1997); 6(1): 41–48
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-nov-2024