The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 659-662.e3 , November 2008

Antiemetic Medications in Children with Presumed Infectious Gastroenteritis—Pharmacoepidemiology in Europe and Northern America

  • Nicole Pfeil

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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  • Ulrike Uhlig, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
    • University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany
    • ,
  • Karel Kostev

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Statistics Health, GmbH & Co. OHG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • ,
  • Rita Carius

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Statistics Health, GmbH & Co. OHG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • ,
  • Helmut Schröder

      Affiliations

    • AOK Research Institute WIdO, Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Wieland Kiess, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
    • ,
  • Holm H. Uhlig, MD, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr H.H. Uhlig, Section of Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20a, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

Received 27 December 2007 ,Revised 4 June 2008 ,Accepted 22 July 2008.

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The Journal of Pediatrics
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