Non-prescription drug use in a group of medical students: For success

Non-prescription drug use in a group of medical students: For success

Aim: Non-prescription drug use is a common problem in the population and also among medical students. Medical education requires great efforts and students may prefer to use non-prescribed drugs during examination periods in order to facilitate the studying lesson.Material and Methods: In the present study non-prescribed drug use among a sample of Mersin University Medical Faculty students was investigated. The study was carried out with 145 respondents in the third year of education. Data were expressed as frequency and mean ± standard deviation, for group comparisons chi-square test was used. p

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Annals of Medical Research-Cover
  • Yayın Aralığı: 12
  • Yayıncı: İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
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