Pseudoephedrine use among US children, 1999-2006: Results from the slone survey

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1299-1304

  Vernacchio, Louis ^a   Kelly, Judith P ^a   Kaufman, David W ^a   Mitchell, Allen A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cough and cold medications; Pseudoephedrine

Indexed keywords

BROMHIST; BROMPHENIRAMINE; CARBINOXAMINE; CARBOFED DM; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXBROMPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIMETAPP; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; GUAIFENESIN; HOMEBEST CHILDREN'S COLD PLUS COUGH; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; LORATADINE; MEPYRAMINE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PEDIACARE COUGH AND COLD LIQUID; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; TANAFED; TRIAMINIC; TRIPROLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGE; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249088494     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0284     Document Type: Article

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