Cimetidine therapy for warts: A placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1005-1007

  Yilmaz, Ertan ^a   Alpsoy, Erkan ^a   Basaran, Erdal ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

EID: 0029927274     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90279-0     Document Type: Article

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