Antipyretic drugs for children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7557, 2006, Pages 4-5

  Hay, Alastair D ^a   Redmond, Niamh ^a   Fletcher, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEVER; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN;

EID: 33745894645     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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