Anti-asthmatic drug prescriptions to an Italian paedriatic population

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 585-591

  Bianchi, Marina ^a   Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Labate, Lorena ^a   Bortolotti, Angela ^b   Fortino, Ida ^b   Merlino, Luca ^b   Locatelli, G Walter ^c   Giuliani, Gianemilio ^c   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Ministry   (Italy)

^c Lecco Local Health Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatics drug; Asthma; Child; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STEROID THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249124992     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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