Off-label prescribing of drugs for children

Current Drug Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-48

  Wertheimer, Albert ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Off label drug use; Off label prescribing; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PATENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; OFF-LABEL USE;

EID: 79551638239     PISSN: 15748863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488611794479973     Document Type: Article

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