This antiemetic may help kids skip that trip to the hospital

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-88

  Gavagan, Thomas ^a   Schumann, Sarah Anne ^b  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 60549104607     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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