Efficacy of flow restrictors in limiting access of liquid medications by young children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Lovegrove, Maribeth C ^a   Hon, Stephanie ^c   Geller, Robert J ^c,d   Rose, Kathleen O ^a,b   Hampton, Lee M ^a   Bradley, Jill ^a,b   Budnitz, Daniel S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CACI INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c Georgia Poison Center   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICATION FLOW RESTRICTOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACKAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84884670770     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.05.045     Document Type: Article

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