Assessment of Pediatric asthma drug use in three European countries; A TEDDY study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Sen, Elif Fatma ^a   Verhamme, Katia M C ^a   Neubert, Antje ^b   Hsia, Yingfen ^b   Murray, MacEy ^b   Felisi, Mariagrazia ^c   Giaquinto, Carlo ^d   'T Jong, Geert W ^a,e   Picelli, Gino ^f   Baraldi, Eugenio ^d   Nicolosi, Alfredo ^g,h   Ceci, Adriana ^c   Wong, Ian C ^b   Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Biostatistics   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f International Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Research Center   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^h Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Pediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; FENOTEROL PLUS IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; MONTELUKAST; OXITROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TERBUTALINE; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OFF-LABEL USE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79151484020     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1275-7     Document Type: Article

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