Honey and lozenges for children with non-specific cough

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Mulholland, Selamawit ^a   Chang, Anne B ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; BOTULISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; HONEY; HUMAN; LOZENGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SALIVATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 68949126318     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007523.pub2     Document Type: Review

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