Oral pilocarpine for symptomatic relief of dry mouth and dry eyes in patients with Sjögrens syndrome

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 438, Issue , 1998, Pages 973-978

  Papas, A S ^a   Fernandez, M M ^a   Castano, R A ^a   Gallagher, S C ^b   Trivedi, M ^b   Shrotriya, R C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY EYE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIOTICS; PILOCARPINE; SALIVATION; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031776603     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_139     Document Type: Article

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