Caffeine as an Adjuvant to Ibuprofen in Treating Childhood Headaches

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-46

  Dooley, Joseph M ^a   Gordon, Kevin E ^a   Wood, Ellen P ^a   Brna, Paula M ^a   MacSween, Judith ^a   Fraser, Alex ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447099470     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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