Off-label prescribing to children: Attitudes and experience of general practitioners

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-149

  Ekins Daukes, Suzie ^a   Helms, Peter J ^a   Taylor, Michael W ^a   McLay, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Child; Off label prescribing; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG FORMULATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALBUTEROL; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CETIRIZINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG LABELING; ERYTHROMYCIN; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LORATADINE; PENICILLIN V; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 23044467519     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02397.x     Document Type: Article

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