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Medicine use and recurrent complaints among 15-years-old adolescents in Tuscany
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Background. The use of medicines to treat common complaints, such as headache, stomachache, difficulty in getting to sleep and nervousness, is widespread among adolescents, and is increasing. The aim of this survey was to estimate the prevalence of recurrent specific complaints among 15-year-old adolescents in Tuscany over three years (2006, 2010 and 2014) and that of medicine use to treat these complaints Conclusion. Our findings underline the fact that the use of medicines in adolescence is a public health concern and constitutes an emerging issue that needs greater attention and investigation on the part of scientific research.
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Trombetta, C. M., Manini, I., Pammolli, A., Rossi, S., Pozzi, T., Montomoli, E., & Lazzeri, G. (2018). Medicine use and recurrent complaints among 15-years-old adolescents in Tuscany. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, 54(3), 208–213. Retrieved from https://annali.iss.it/index.php/anna/article/view/656
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