Management of children with acute respiratory infections (ARI) by general practitioners in Multan - An observational study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Iqbal, Imran ^a   Pervez, Shahid ^a   Baig, Salim ^a  

^a NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE CONTROL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUGH; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030825131     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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