The potential of UK clinical databases in enhancing paediatric medication research

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 750-755

  Wong, Ian C K ^a   Murray, Macey L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical databases; Drug utilization; Paediatric; Pharmacovigilance; UK

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUPENTIXOL; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DATA BASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 20544460943     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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