Antiemetics for children with gastroenteritis: Off-label but still on in clinical practice

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-404

  Albano, Fabio ^a   Bruzzese, Eugenia ^a   Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata ^a   De Marco, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Gastroenteritis; Off label

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DOMPERIDONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMPERIDONE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOMITING;

EID: 33748562830     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000232571.56397.0d     Document Type: Article

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