Parental knowledge of different acetaminophen concentrations for infants and children

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 718-721

  Barrett, Tyler W ^a   Norton, Valerie C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Children; Infants; Knowledge; Parents

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG LABELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034092281     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb02054.x     Document Type: Article

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