Safer prescribing for children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7518, 2005, Pages 646-647

  Marcovitch, Harvey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG THERAPY; MEDICATION ERROR; SAFETY;

CHILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 25144473576     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7518.646     Document Type: Editorial

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