Child assessment of dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine, and placebo for nocturnal cough due to upper respiratory infection

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 633-640

  Yoder, Katharine E ^a   Shaffer, Michele L ^a   La Tournous, Susan J ^a   Paul, Ian M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHEN AF; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; COUGH; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747109096     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806291014     Document Type: Article

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