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The Other Side of Medicalization: Self-Medicalization and Self-Medication [PDF]
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 2013 The concept of medicalization has given rise to considerable discussion in the social sciences, focusing especially on the extension of medicine's jurisdiction and its hold over our bodies through the reduction of social phenomena to individual biological pathologies.
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2005 Nerve growth factor (NGF) is an important substance in the skin, where it can modulate nerve maintenance and repair. However, the direct link between NGF and pruritic disease such as atopic dermatitis is not yet fully understood. To determine whether NGF
Norikazu Takano +2 more
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Self-medication, self-prescription and medicating “by proxy” in paediatrics
Anales de Pediatría (English Edition), 2017 Self-prescribing or medicating 'by proxy' is not an autonomous, free and voluntary decision in the case of children. On the contrary, in this case it is based on the subjective interpretation of symptoms made by the mother or by a third person who is legally responsible for the minor.
María, Valenzuela Ortiz +6 more
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Patient self-management in kidney transplantation. definition, measurement, and intervention [PDF]
, 2009 While one-year graft survival rates for deceased donor transplants have soared from about 40% in 1975 to more than 90% in 2005 [1], the long-term perspective has changed very little.
Schäfer-Keller, Petra
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Utilization of Medicines Available at Home by General Population of Rural and Urban Set Up of Western India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: In India, medicines are procured with prescription or without prescription by patients, which are kept at home and often are utilized in inappropriate manner.
Nazima Mirza, Barna Ganguly
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Science, 2013 Animal self-medication against parasites is more widespread than previously thought, with profound implications for host-parasite biology.
de Roode, J. C. +2 more
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Are attitudes towards medication adherence associated with medication adherence behaviours among patients with psychosis? A systematic review and meta analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Background Studies have shown patient attitudes to be an important predictor for health related behaviours including medication adherence. It is less clear whether patient attitudes are also associated with medication adherence among patients with ...
McCabe, R. +5 more
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Diabetes today - a review and update (Part II)
South African Family Practice, 1986 No abstract available.
L.I. Robertson
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Monitoring self-medication [PDF]
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2003 Self-medication, using non-prescription drugs, is beneficial to patients, healthcare professionals, the pharmaceutical industry and governments. Although many non-prescription medications are effective, misuse and abuse of these products can arise.
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Diabetes today - a review and update (Part III)
South African Family Practice, 1986 No abstract available.
L.I. Robertson
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