Parental calculation of pediatric paracetamol dose: A randomized trial comparing the Parental Analgesia Slide with product information leaflets

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 612-619

  Hixson, Richard ^a   Franke, Uwe ^b   Mittal, Rohit ^b   Hamilton, Mika ^c  

^a DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration; Analgesia; Parents; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG LABELING; MEDICATION ERROR; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICATION ERRORS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953823609     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03332.x     Document Type: Article

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