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Patterns of dosage regimen instructions regarding topical medicines: how is the information perceived by patients?

Ana Teixeiraa CESPU, Institute on Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies, Gandra PRD, Portugal;b UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, MedTec-Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências do Medicamento, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3254-5326View further author information
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Maribel Teixeiraa CESPU, Institute on Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies, Gandra PRD, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carmen Bentoc Universitary Clinic of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-9620View further author information
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Luís Filipe Azevedod Department of Health Information and Decision Sciences (CIDES) and Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8421-2937View further author information
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Viviana Vasconcelosa CESPU, Institute on Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies, Gandra PRD, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-411XView further author information
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Maria Fernanda Bahiab UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, MedTec-Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências do Medicamento, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, PortugalView further author information
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Tiago Torrese Serviço de Dermatologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4526-4272View further author information
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Carla Mornaf USF das Ondas, Aces Grande Porto IV-Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, Vila do Conde, PortugalView further author information
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Eunice Castrog Serviço de Imunoalergologia, Centro Hospitalar de S. João, Porto, PortugalView further author information
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Diogo Guedes Vidalh UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, Portugal)ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-2372View further author information
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Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e Sousai Department of Mathematics (DM.UTAD), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2952-8859View further author information
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Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinish UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, Portugal)ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-6740View further author information
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Isabel F. Almeidab UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, MedTec-Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências do Medicamento, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vera Almeidaa CESPU, Institute on Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies, Gandra PRD, Portugal;b UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, MedTec-Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências do Medicamento, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, PortugalView further author information
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Pages 2325-2330 | Received 06 Jun 2021, Accepted 19 Jul 2021, Published online: 01 Aug 2021

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