Prescribing in paediatrics

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-59

  Conroy, S ^a   Carroll, W D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Children's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 64849092843     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.141754     Document Type: Article

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