Treatment of fever and over-the-counter medicines

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 900-901

  Purssell, Edward ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 35148889793     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.118810     Document Type: Article

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