Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 224-227 , July 2010

Evaluation of Consumer Medical Information and Oral Liquid Measuring Devices Accompanying Pediatric Prescriptions

  • Lorraine S. Wallace, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lorraine S. Wallace, PhD, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, 1924 Alcoa Highway, U-67, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920.
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  • Amy J. Keenum, DO, PharmD
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  • Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil

Received 18 December 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2010.

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PII: S1876-2859(10)00062-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.04.001

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 224-227 , July 2010

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