Unmet prescription medication need in U.S. children

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 769-776

  Mehta, Sandhya ^a   Nagar, Saurabh ^b   Aparasu, Rajender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Needs assessment; Prescription drugs; Surveys

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75349084568     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08170     Document Type: Article

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