Pharmacokinetics of single dose intravenous propacetamol in neonates: Effect of gestational age

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Allegaert, K ^a,b   Van Der Marel, C D ^b   Debeer, A ^a   Pluim, M A L ^c   Van Lingen, R A ^d   Vanhole, C ^a   Tibboel, D ^b   Devlieger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Sophia's Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PROPACETAMOL; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STUDENT T TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 1242301619     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.89.1.f25     Document Type: Article

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