Corticosteroids for pain relief in sore throat: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7719, 2009, Pages 488-490

  Hayward, Gail ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^a   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Perera, Rafael ^a   Del Mar, Chris ^b   Glasziou, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PREDNISONE;

ABSENTEEISM; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHARYNGITIS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949086194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2976     Document Type: Article

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