Prescribing patterns among paediatric inpatients in a teaching hospital in western Nepal

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-265

  Shankar, P Ravi ^a   Upadhyay, D K ^a   Subish, P ^a   Dubey, A K ^a   Mishra, P ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Children; Drug prescription; Drug utilisation; Parenteral drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPAL; PRESCRIPTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEPAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33645731135     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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