Differences in the drug prescriptions to children by Italian paediatricians and general practitioners

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 519-524

  Clavenna, Antonio ^a   Sequi, Marco ^a   Bonati, Maurizio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Drug prescriptions; Family practice; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PEDIATRICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 77954478974     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0786-5     Document Type: Article

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