Echinacea purpurea is ineffective for upper respiratory tract infections in children

Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-167

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Echinacea purpurea; Randomised controlled trial; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SNEEZING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 13244256824     PISSN: 14629410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.010     Document Type: Note

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