Efficacy and tolerability of levodropropizine and clobutinol in elderly patients with nonproductive cough

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-182

  Pontiroli, A E ^a   Daffonchio, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Chemistry Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CLOBUTINOL; LEVDROPROPIZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH PAIN;

EID: 0030847409     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199714030-00003     Document Type: Article

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