The global alliance for pediatric pharmacology: The future is here and now

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-5

  Koren, Gideon ^a   Rieder, Michael ^b   MacLeod, Stuart M ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Legislation; Pharmacology; Prescribing; Research and development

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SCIENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAW; PEDIATRIC PHARMACOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 58149339919     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0148581-200911010-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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