Off licence and off label prescribing in children: Litigation fears for physicians

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Hill, P ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CAFFEINE; DRUG; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG LABELING; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LABELING; EUROPE; FEAR; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13244268470     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.058867     Document Type: Short Survey

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