Erythromycin pityriasis rosea: A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2 I, 2000, Pages 241-244

  Sharma, Prafulla Kumar ^a,d   Yadav, Tribhuvan Pal ^a   Gautam, Ram Kishan ^a   Taneja, Neelam ^b   Satyanarayana, L ^c  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Pandara Park ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 12944270435     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90132-4     Document Type: Article

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