Self-medication: A current challenge
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Self-medication: A current challenge
Self-medication is a global phenomenon and potential contributor to human pathogen resistance to antibiotics. The adverse consequences of such practices should always be emphasized to the community and steps to curb it. Rampant irrational use of antimicrobials without medical guidance may result in greater probability of inappropriate, incorrect, or undue therapy, missed diagnosis, delays in ap...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0976-0105
DOI: 10.4103/0976-0105.128253