Use of off-label and unlicensed drugs in the neonatal intensive care unit and its association with severity scores;Uso de medicamentos off-label e não licenciados em unidade de tratamento intensivo neonatal e sua associação com escores de gravidade

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 465-470

  Carvalho, Clarissa G ^a,c   Ribeiro, Mariana R ^b   Bonilha, Mariana M ^b   Fernandes, Mauro ^b   Procianoy, Renato S ^a   Silveira, Rita C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c not available   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84875234402     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.2231     Document Type: Article

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