PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jones, R. V. H.
TI  - Self-medication in a small community
DP  - 1976 Jun 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 410--413
VI  - 26
IP  - 167
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/26/167/410.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/26/167/410.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1976 Jun 01; 26
AB  - (1) Simultaneous recording of doctor/patient contacts and chemists' sales were made during a period of two weeks in a small self-contained community. (2) The conclusion of previous studies, using different methods, that non-prescribed medicines are taken twice as often as those prescribed by doctors, is confirmed. (3) The possibility that self-medication may conceal the onset of serious disease is discussed.