Protecting young children from life-threatening drug toxicity

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1249-1250

  Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT; OPIATE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; QUININE DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CHILD CARE; DRUG TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH LITERACY; INGESTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POISON CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; TODDLER; WELLBEING;

FDA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTC; OVER-THE-COUNTER;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COUGH; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING;

EID: 84886719301     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.05.039     Document Type: Editorial

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