Antipyretic effect of parenteral paracetamol (propacetamol) in pediatric oncologic patients: A randomized trial

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Reymond, Didier ^a,c   Birrer, Peter ^a   Lüthy, Anette Ridolfi ^a   Rimensberger, Peter C ^a   Beck, Maya Nenadov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

acetaminophen; fever; neutropenia; paracetamol; prodrug

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; LYSINE ACETYLSALICYLATE; PRODRUG; PROPACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SCREENING; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031018011     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709030884     Document Type: Article

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