Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cowling rule
(kowl′ĭng)
A method for calculation of pediatric drug dosages in which the age of the child at the next birthday is divided by 24. However, the most safe and accurate methods of pediatric dosage calculation include the weight and body surface area or both of the patient.
SEE: Clark rule
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Cowling Rule." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule.
Cowling rule. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule. Accessed March 21, 2023.
Cowling rule. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule
Cowling Rule [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/730291/all/Cowling_rule.
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