Efficacy of inosine pranobex oral therapy in subclinical human papillomavirus infection of the vulva: A randomized double-blinded placebo controlled study

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 276-280

  Tay, Sun Kuie ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human papillomavirus

Indexed keywords

METHISOPRINOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVA PRURITUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INOSINE PRANOBEX; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRURITUS VULVAE; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; VULVA;

EID: 0029833545     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961917960     Document Type: Article

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