999 abuse: Do mothers know what they are using?

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-245

  Ellis Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Burd, Andrew ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Topical corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

999 DRUG; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; DOPAMINE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; FENTANYL; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; KERATOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; VAGINAL ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 48249154944     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630701691251     Document Type: Article

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