Unlicensed and off label drug use for paediatric patients

BMJ

Volumn 317, Issue 7152, 1998, Pages 204-

  Martin, Richard M ^a   Wilton, Lynda V ^b   Mann, Ronald D ^b   Steventon, Paul ^c   Hilton, Sean R ^d   Conroy, Sharon ^e  

^a DRUG SAFETY RESEARCH UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Doctors Independent Network   (United States)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; GENTAMICIN;

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG APPROVAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; LETTER; PEDIATRICS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG APPROVAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0032543929     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7152.204     Document Type: Letter

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