Paediatric prescribing in Karachi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Nizami, S Q ^a   Khan, I A ^a   Bhutta, Z A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IRON; PARACETAMOL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG USE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; VOMITING;

AMPICILLIN; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DIARRHEA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PENICILLINS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030867512     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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