Equal antipyretic effectiveness of oral and rectal acetaminophen: A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTNI 1886401]

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Nabulsi, Mona ^a   Tamim, Hala ^a   Sabra, Ramzi ^a   Mahfoud, Ziyad ^a   Malaeb, Shadi ^a   Fakih, Hadi ^b   Mikati, Mohammad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Middle East Hospital Beirut   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOL; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444565340     PISSN: 14712431     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-35     Document Type: Article

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