Cross-sectional descriptive study of topical self-medication in a hospital dermatology department in the state of São Paulo Estudo transversal e descritivo sobre a prática da automedicação tópica em serviço de dermatologia do estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Self-medication involves individuals or their carers administering a medical drug of their own choice for symptomatic relief and in the hope of a "cure", without seeking professional medical advice.The aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Dermatology Department of...

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Main Authors: Emerson Henrique Padoveze, Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento, Flávia Regina Ferreira, Viviane Scarpa da Costa Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000100030