The attitude of physicians toward cold remedies for upper respiratory infection in infants and children: A questionnaire survey

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 828-834

  Cohen Kerem, Raanan ^a   Ratnapalan, Savithiri ^a   Djulus, Josephine ^a   Duan, Xu ^a   Chandra, Rahul V ^a   Ito, Shinya ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMON COLD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33750017242     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806295281     Document Type: Article

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