A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study of the effect of pentoxifylline on ocular fundus pulsations

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-176

  Schmetterer, L ^a   Kemmler, D ^a   Breiteneder, H ^a   Alschinger, C ^a   Koppensteiner, R ^a   Lexer, F ^a   Fercher, A F ^a   Eichler, H G ^a   Wolzt, M ^a  

^a Institute for Medical Physics   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030020766     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70581-1     Document Type: Article

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