Efficacy of Nimesulide Alone and in Combination with Cetirizine in Acute Allergic Rhinitis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue MAY, 2001, Pages 518-522

  Kotwani, Anita ^b   Puri, R ^a   Gupta, U ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULFONAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; HAY FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CETIRIZINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035348578     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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