A study of current fluid prescribing practice and measures to prevent hyponatraemia in Northern Ireland's paediatric departments

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-97

  McAloon, Jarlath ^a   Kottyal, Raj ^a  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; FLUID THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; IRELAND; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 26844460294     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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