Clinical trial: Oral ondansetron for reducing vomiting secondary to acute gastroenteritis in children - A double-blind randomized study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-91

  Yilmaz, H L ^a,b   Yildizdas, R D ^b   Sertdemir, Y ^b  

^a Medical School of Cukurova University ^*  (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ONDANSETRON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 71449109570     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04145.x     Document Type: Article

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