Use of medicines by children attending nursery schools;Utilizacao de medicamentos por criancas atendidas em creches

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 527-535

  Bricks, Lucia F ^a   Leone, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

child; drug utilization, statical numbers; prescriptions, drug

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBOCISTEINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXPECTORANT AGENT; IODIDE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NURSERY SCHOOL; PRESCRIPTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DAY CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030310271     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000600006     Document Type: Article

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