Self-medication for infants with colic in Lagos, Nigeria

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Oshikoya, Kazeem A ^a,b,c   Senbanjo, Idowu O ^b   Njokanma, Olisamedua F ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIDEC; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BONABEBE; CHLOROQUINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GBOMORO; GRIPE WATER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMATROPINE METHYL BROMIDE; KIDCARE; NOSPAMIN; ORORO OGIRI; PARACETAMOL; PICCAN; TEETHING POWDER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOVE; COLIC; CRYING; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SHALLOT; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849120293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-9     Document Type: Article

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