Public awareness and practices towards self-medication with antibiotics among the Malaysian population. A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing

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Public awareness and practices towards self-medication with antibiotics among the Malaysian population. A development of questionnaire and pilot-testing

It is well documented that injudicious antibiotic use and practicing self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) can lead to antibiotic resistance. The objective was to validate and develop an instrument in Bahasa Melayu to assess the awareness and practices towards SMA in the Malaysian population. A pil...

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Main Authors:	Aslam, Adeel, Gajdács,, Márió, Zin, Che Suraya, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Ahmed, Syed Imran, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2020
Subjects:	RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/81504/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/81504/1/81504_Public%20awareness%20and%20practices.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/81504/2/81504_Public%20awareness%20and%20practices_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/81504/13/81504_Public%20awareness%20and%20practices_WOS.pdf

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