Comparison of efficacy, safety, and skin test inhibition of cetirizine and astemizole

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-368

  Berkowitz, Robert B ^a   Dockhorn, Robert ^b   Lockey, Richard ^c   Findlay, Steven ^d   Howland, William C ^d   Mitchell, Don Q ^e   Woehler, Thomas ^f  

^a Atlanta Allergy Clinic   (United States)

^b Intl Med Tech Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d HealthQuest Research   (United States)

^e Mississippi Allerg and Asthma Clin   (United States)

^f Research for Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEMIZOLE; CETIRIZINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 0029874869     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60039-7     Document Type: Article

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