Pseudoephedrine and air travel-associated ear pain in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 466-468

  Buchanan, Brian J ^a   Hoagland, Jason ^b,c   Fischer, Philip R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BAROTRAUMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTALGIA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032944954     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.5.466     Document Type: Article

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