Randomized, open-labelled comparison between an idoxuridine 10% gel and acyclovir 5% cream in recurrent herpes labialis [14]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 246-

  Bernard, P H ^a   Mounier, M ^b   Dupuy, Patrick ^b  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG VEHICLE; IDERPES; IDOXURIDINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; THYMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; GEL; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0037360587     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00577_14.x     Document Type: Letter

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