Efficacy and safety of acetaminophen vs ibuprofen for treating children's pain or fever: A Meta-analysis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 521-526

  Perrott, David A ^a,b,d   Piira, Tiina ^a,c   Goodenough, Belinda ^a,c   Champion, G David ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d TrialGraphix   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEVER; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2642584898     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.521     Document Type: Article

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