Utilization and costs of conventional and alternative pharmaceuticals in children: Results from the German GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohort studies

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1102-1111

  Italia, Salvatore ^a   Batscheider, Ariane ^a   Heinrich, Joachim ^a   Wenig, Christina ^a,b   Bauer, Carl Peter ^c   Koletzko, Sibylle ^d   Lehmann, Irina ^e   Herbarth, Olf ^f   von Berg, Andrea ^g   Berdel, Dietrich ^g   Hoffmann, Barbara ^h,i   Schaaf, Beate ^j   Wolfenstetter, Silke B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^g MARIEN HOSPITAL WESEL   (Germany)

^h HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (Germany)

^j Medical Practice for Paediatrics   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Child; Complementary therapies; Drug utilization; Homeopathy; Pharmacoepidemiology; Phytotherapy; Social class

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMBROXOL; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CLOBUTINOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; METHYLPHENIDATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NUX VOMICA; PARACETAMOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PROKINETIC AGENT; SALBUTAMOL; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARNICA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INCOME; IVY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELARGONIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; THYME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 84867141586     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3323     Document Type: Article

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