Rise in antiobesity drug prescribing for children and adolescents in the UK: A population-based study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 844-851

  Viner, Russell M ^a   Hsia, Yingfen ^b   Neubert, Antje ^b   Wong, Ian C K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiobesity drug; Children and adolescents; Epidemiology; General practice; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; RIMONABANT; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOBUTANES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTONES; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350167188     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03528.x     Document Type: Article

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