Comparative study of cetirizine and terfenadine versus placebo in the symptomatic management of seasonal allergic rhinitis

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 448-454

  Lockey, Richard F ^a   Widlitz, Michael D ^b   Mitchell, Don Q ^c   Lumry, William ^d   Dockhorn, Robert ^e   Woehler, Thomas ^f   Grossman, Jay ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Mississippi Allerg and Asthma Clin   (United States)

^d Allergy And Asthma Research Associates Texas   (United States)

^e Intl Med Technol Consultants Inc   (United States)

^f Research for Health   (United States)

^g Allergy Care Consultants Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TERFENADINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPISTAXIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE CONGESTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029881492     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63462-X     Document Type: Article

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