A computer program for calculation of doses and prices of injectable medications based on body weight or body surface area

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-65

  Ambrisko, T D ^a,b   Nemeth, T ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; DRUG; MEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; HUNGARY; INJECTIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1142263234     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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