Parents' awareness and perspective on off-label medicines use in children

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 88-90

  Saiyed, Mohd Masnoon ^a   Prajapati, Aarohi ^a   Shah, Gaurang ^a  

^a K B INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84928635160     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: 09765018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.155485     Document Type: Letter

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