Sesame oil use in ameliorating cough in children: A randomised controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-99

  Saab, Bassem Roberto ^a   Pashayan, Nora ^a   El Chemaly, Souheil ^a   Sabra, Ramzi ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Chidren; Cough; Sesame oil; Traditional medcine

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SESAME SEED OIL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON COLD; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; SESAME OIL; SESAMUM;

EID: 33744806366     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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