Effectiveness of clemastine fumarate for treatment of rhinorrhea and sneezing associated with the common cold

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 824-830

  Turner, Ronald B ^a   Sperber, Steven J ^b   Sorrentino, James V ^b   O'Connor, Robert R ^b   Rogers, James ^b   Batouli, Amir Reza ^b   Gwaltney Jr , Jack M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SNEEZING; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030761799     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515546     Document Type: Article

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