Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Sore Throat in Children with Suspected Infectious Mononucleosis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-254

  Roy, Michel ^a   Bailey, Benoit ^a,b   Amre, Devendra K ^b   Girodias, Jean Bernard ^a   Bussières, Jean François ^a   Gaudreault, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 1442264745     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.3.250     Document Type: Article

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