Editorial: Should medicines be kept away from children? African considerations

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-99

  Van Der Geest, Sjaak ^a   Geissler, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Africa; Antimalarials; Children; Education; Medicines; Safety; Self treatment

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AFRICA; BIOSAFETY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; SCHOOL; SELF HELP; TEACHING;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RURAL HEALTH; SAFETY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TEACHING;

EID: 0037331637     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.00991.x     Document Type: Editorial

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