Increasing the dose of cetirizine may lead to better control of chronic idiopathic urticaria: An open study of 21 patients [3]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 803-804

  Kameyoshi, Y ^a   Tanaka, T ^a   Mihara, S ^a   Takahagi, S ^a   Niimi, N ^b   Hide, M ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA CITY ASA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LORATADINE; PLACEBO;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INHIBITION; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANK SUM TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA;

ADULT; CETIRIZINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URTICARIA;

EID: 34548548827     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08060.x     Document Type: Letter

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