The use of analgesics and risk of self-medication in an urban population sample: cross-sectional study

Background and objectives: There are few data in the literature characterizing the pattern of analgesic use in Latin American countries, including Brazil. Little is known about the undertreatment of pain and its influence on the habit of self-medication with analgesics. The aim of this study is to d...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros, Marco A. Marchetti Calonego, Rannier F. Mendes, Raphael A.M. Castro, João F.G. Faria, Stella A. Trivellato, Rodney S. Cavalcante, Fernanda B. Fukushima, Adriano Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001419301198