Use of over-the-counter medicines in children

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 209-215

  McIntyre, John ^a   Conroy, Sharon ^a   Collier, Jacqueline ^b   Birchley, Nicola ^a   Rodgers, Sarah ^c   Neil, Karen ^c   Choonara, Imti ^a   Avery, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Trent Focus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; IBUPROFEN; KARVOL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PARACETAMOL; TIXYLIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDISED; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041774289     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022629     Document Type: Article

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