Drug prescribing among Danish children: A population-based study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-165

  Madsen, Hanne ^a   Andersen, Morten ^a   Hallas, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Database; Drug consumption; Paediatric prescribing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035027444     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280100279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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