Effect of ebastine on mosquito bites

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-316

  Reunala, T ^a,b   Brummer Korvenkontio, H ^a   Petman, L ^a   Palosuo, T ^a   Sarna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antihistamines; Mosquito allergy; Pruritus; Wealing

Indexed keywords

EBASTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MALE; MOSQUITO; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; AEDES; ANIMALS; BUTYROPHENONES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 0030851469     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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