Prescribing habits of general practitioners in the treatment of childhood respiratory-tract infections

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-216

  Akici, Ahmet ^a   Kalaça, Sibel ^a   Uǧurlu, M Ümit ^a   Oktay, Şule ^a,b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Omega CRO   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Prescribing; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; MACROLIDE; NIMESULIDE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF MEDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 2942527489     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-004-0749-9     Document Type: Article

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