Parental administration of antipyretics to children with upper respiratory tract infections without consultation with a physician

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Andabaka, Tea ^a   Globočnik, Tina ^b   Vukelić, Dalibor ^b,c   Esposito, Susanna ^d   Baršić, Bruno ^b,c  

^a Ewopharma Ltd   (Croatia)

^b Croatia   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPYRETICS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LETHARGY; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 79951848772     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.48     Document Type: Article

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