Prehospital use of paracetamol among children attending the accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-89

  Mason, Suzanne ^a   Thorp, S ^b   Burke, D ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037260976     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.1.88     Document Type: Article

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