Acetaminophen and ibuprofen dosing by parents

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 394-397

  Li, Siu Fai ^a   Lacher, Britt ^b   Crain, Ellen F ^c  

^a JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Dosing; Ibuprofen; Infants

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033635903     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200012000-00003     Document Type: Article

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