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ERIC Number: EJ286118
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Sep
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Rx for OTC Users: Improved Health Education.
Shands, Virginia P.; And Others
Journal of School Health, v53 n7 p423-26 Sep 1983
A survey of college students' perceptions and understanding of the directions and warnings on the labels of over-the-counter medicines was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. The results point to the need for increased emphasis in health education at all levels concerning self-medication. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Education, Drug Use, Educational Needs, Health Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Medicine, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nonprescription Drugs; University of Southern Mississippi