Prevalence of self-medication among the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• 主要な著者: Shideh Rafati (著者), Tayebeh Baniasadi (著者), Neda Dastyar (著者), Ghazal Zoghi (著者), Sudabeh Ahmadidarrehsima (著者), Nasibeh Salari (著者), Foozieh Rafati (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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BACKGROUND: Self-medication is the use of unprescribed drugs to treat a disease. Elderly self-medication can be more dangerous compared to other age groups because of changes in organ functions that occur due to senescence. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of self-medication in the elderl...