Paracetamol prescribing - An epidemic?

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-181

  Dawson, K P ^a   McIlvenny, S ^a   Quinn, S ^a   Harron, D W G ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Paracetamol; Prescribing; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG SAFETY; FATALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTOXICATION; LIVER TOXICITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SUPPOSITORIES; TABLETS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0029876406     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.2.179     Document Type: Article

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