Randomised controlled trial of combined paracetamol and ibuprofen for fever

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 414-416

  Erlewyn Lajeunesse, M D S ^a,d   Coppens, K ^b   Hunt, L P ^a   Chinnick, P J ^b   Davies, P ^b   Higginson, I M ^b   Benger, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UBHT Education Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INFANT; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646356215     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.087874     Document Type: Article

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