Changes in drug prescription over a decade in an Arctic child population

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1456-1460

  Niclasen, Birgit V L ^a  

^a Primary Health Clinic   (Greenland)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatics; Antibiotics; Children adolescence; Drug prescription; Greenland

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE BUTYRATE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN V; POLYMYXIN B; TERBUTALINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COUGHING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33750438472     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600686946     Document Type: Article

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