Medicines for Children: A Matter of Taste

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Davies, Elin Haf ^a   Tuleu, Catherine ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRUG FORMULARY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASTE; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TASTE;

EID: 55549119281     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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