Children's over-the-counter medicines pharmacoepidemiological (COPE) study

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Wong, Ian C K ^a,d   Siew, Siang Chua ^a,b   Edmondson, Hilary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Hull and East Riding Pharmacy Research Network   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PHOLCODINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PLUS TRIPROLIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33847692793     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.15.1.0004     Document Type: Article

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