Efficacy of herbal pulmoflex in bronchial asthma in children

Indian Journal of Indigenous Medicines

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-93

  Singh, Vijay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIZZIA EXTRACT; BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PULMOFLEX; SALMETEROL; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALBIZZIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1842453178     PISSN: 09715452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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