Effectiveness of oral dexamethasone in the treatment of moderate to severe pharyngitis in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-282

  Olympia, Robert P ^a,b   Khine, Hnin ^a   Avner, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGRATH FACIAL AFFECTIVE SCALE; PAIN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644420904     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.3.278     Document Type: Article

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