A Controlled Trial of Acyclovir for Chickenpox in Normal Children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 22, 1991, Pages 1539-1544

  Dunkle, Lisa M ^a   Arvin, Ann M ^b   Whitley, Richard J ^c   Rotbart, Harley A ^d   Feder, Henry M ^e   Feldman, Sandor ^f   Gershon, Anne A ^g   Levy, Moise L ^h   Hayden, Gregory F ⁱ   Mcguirt, Paul V ^j   Harris, Janna ^j   Balfour, Henry H ^k  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^g Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^j Burroughs Wellcome Co   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SEROLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SKIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0026410702     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199111283252203     Document Type: Article

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