Short-course cefuroxime axetil therapy in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 289-297

  Langan, C ^a   Clecner, B ^b   Cazzola, C M ^c,d   Brambilla, C ^f   Holmes, C Y ^e   Staley, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Hosp Hotel Dieu de St Jerome   (Canada)

^c Settore Farmacol Clin Respiratoria   (Italy)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^f Glaxo Wellcome R and D Ltd ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031821866     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.1998.tb11633.x     Document Type: Article

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