Out-patient drug treatment of pneumonia among children under two years of age in Fortaleza, Brazil
Results are reported from a study on drug use in treatment of children with pneumonia in a pediatric hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. There were 171 out-patients; prescription details were obtained for 149. The most commonly prescribed antimicrobial drug was procaine penicilli...
Main Authors: | Chizuru Misago, Tom F. Marshall, Walter Fonseca, Betty R. Kirkwood |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
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Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1997000100012&lng=en&tlng=en |
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