Prescription trends for treatment of paediatric gastroenteritis at a Japanese hospital between 1997 and 2007

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-92

  Kita, F ^a   Shibata, Y ^b   Yorifuji, T ^c   Nakahata, T ^c   Kawakami, J ^b   Kawakami, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Database; Gastroenteritis; Guideline; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DOMPERIDONE; EXPECTORANT AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREND STUDY; VOMITING;

AGING; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 74349103800     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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