Use of medicines and other products for therapeutic purposes among children in Brazil

• Main Authors: Tatiane da Silva Dal Pizzol (Author), Noemia Urruth Leão Tavares (Author), Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi (Author), Mareni Rocha Farias (Author), Paulo Sergio Dourado Arrais (Author), Luiz Roberto Ramos (Author), Maria Auxiliadora Oliveira (Author), Vera Lucia Luiza (Author), Sotero Serrate Mengue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of the use of medicines and other products for therapeutic purposes in the Brazilian pediatric population and test whether demographic, socioeconomic and health factors are associated with use. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study (National Sur...