Dosing variability in prescriptions of acetaminophen to children: Comparisons between pediatricians, family physicians and otolaryngologists

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a,b,c   Lin, Shin Yi ^a,c   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,c   Chiang, Shu Chiung ^c   Jeng, Mei Jy ^a,c   Chou, Li Fang ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug dosage calculations; Drug prescriptions; National health programs; Physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TABLET FORMULATION; TAIWAN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84876667331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-64     Document Type: Article

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