Drug prescribing by Italian family paediatricians: An exception?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-757

  Clavenna, A ^a   Sequi, M ^a   Bonati, M ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Drug utilization; Drugs essential; Family practice; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CETIRIZINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FOSFOMYCIN; MONTELUKAST; OXATOMIDE; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 77950268748     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01691.x     Document Type: Article

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