Pediatric formulations: International issues and potential solutions

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-56

  Knoppert, David C ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Drug delivery systems; Pharmaceutical services

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 58149348374     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/0148581-200911010-00018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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