Symptomatic treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children

South African Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 38-42

  Green, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; GAMMA INTERFERON; MACROLIDE; STEROID;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRONCHITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMON COLD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; RHINORRHEA; RHINOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNEEZING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33746469514     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2006.10873374     Document Type: Review

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