Determinants of the drug utilization profile in the paediatric population in Italy's Lombardy Region

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 565-571

  Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Sequi, Marco ^a   Bortolotti, Angela ^b   Merlino, Luca ^b   Fortino, Ida ^b   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Ministry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Drug utilization; Family practice; Italy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CETIRIZINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DESLORATADINE; FLUNISOLIDE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; JUVENILE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 65349100562     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03380.x     Document Type: Article

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