The use of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) in the treatment of chronic anal fissure in children

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Simpson, John ^a   Lund, Jonathan N ^a   Thompson, Richard J ^a   Kapila, Leela ^a   Scholefield, John H ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anal fissure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Paediatric; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANUS FISSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FISSURE IN ANO; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142215365     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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