Outpatient systemic antiinfective use by children in the united states, 1977 to 1986

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1988, Pages 505-509

  Nelson, Wendy L ^a   Kennedy, Dianne L ^a   Lao, Chang S ^a   Kuritsky, Joel N ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023750578     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198807000-00013     Document Type: Article

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