Comparison of combination of cimetidine and levamisole with cimetidine alone in the treatment of recalcitrant warts

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-95

  Parsad, D ^a   Saini, R ^a   Negi, K S ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Regression; Verrucae

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; LEVAMISOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CIMETIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WARTS;

EID: 0032906433     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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