Parents can dose liquid medication accurately

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 330-333

  McMahon, Shawn R ^a   Rimsza, Mary E ^a   Bay, R Curtis ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Dosing errors; Medication suspension

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNICAL AID;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MEDICATION ERRORS; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SUSPENSIONS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0030923408     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.3.330     Document Type: Article

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