Lansoprazole 30 mg daily versus ranitidine 150 mg b.d. in the treatment of acid-related dyspepsia in general practice

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Jones, R H ^a   Baxter, G ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANSOPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030854608     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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