Antipyretic treatment in young children with fever: Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or both alternating in a randomized, double-blind study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Sarrell, E Michael ^a,b,d   Wielunsky, Eliahu ^a,c   Cohen, Herman Avner ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Pediatric Ambulatory Center   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMOLI; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 32244433245     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.2.197     Document Type: Article

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