Self-Medication Practice among Amateur Runners: Prevalence and Associated Factors

The term “self-medication” involves consumption, without any physician’s advice, of over-the-counter drugs but also of formerly prescribed drugs. Amateur athletes could resort frequently to self-medication for different reasons. Indeed, they may use self-medication products because they are regularl...

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Main Author: Médéa Locquet, Charlotte Beaudart, Robert Larbuisson, Fanny Buckinx, Jean-François Kaux, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/letterajssm-15-387.xml.xml