Intramuscular dipyrone versus oral ibuprofen or nimesulide for reduction of fever in the outpatient setting

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 519-526

  Yilmaz, Hayri L ^a,b   Alparslan, Nazan ^a   Yildizdas, Dincer ^a   Bayram, Ibrahim ^a   Alhan, Emre ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDOLOR; DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; NIMESULIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 0041380740     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200323080-00004     Document Type: Article

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