Antiemetic activity of ondansetron in acute gastroenteritis

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 185-191

  Cubeddu, L X ^a,c   Trujillo, L M ^a   Talmaciu, I ^a   Gonzalez, V ^a   Guariguata, J ^a   Seijas, J ^a   Miller, I A ^b   Paska, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0031024055     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.97269000.x     Document Type: Article

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