Primary compliance with medication prescribed for paediatric patients discharged from a regional hospital

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 611-612

  Wright, H ^a   Forbes, D ^b   Graham, H ^c  

^a Port Hedland Regional Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Bunbury Regional Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Medication; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0345304714     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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