Options for the prevention and management of acute chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 597-613

  Dupuis, L Lee ^a   Nathan, Paul C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIZAPRIDE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOMPERIDONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GRANISETRON; LORAZEPAM; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPIMAZINE; NABILONE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON;

ACUPUNCTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; VOMITING;

EID: 0141761458     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200305090-00003     Document Type: Review

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