Paracetamol prescribing habits in a children's hospital

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1031, 1996, Pages 376-378

  Anderson, B ^a,b   Anderson, M ^a   Hastie, B ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Paediatric Intensive Care Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 100 TO 299; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029824899     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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