Treatment of herpes simplex gingivostomatitis with aciclovir in children: A randomised double blind placebo controlled study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7097, 1997, Pages 1800-1803

  Amir, Jacob ^a,c   Harel, Liora ^a   Smetana, Zehava ^b   Varsano, Itzhak ^c  

^a HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGIVITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0030910966     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7097.1800     Document Type: Article

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