Efficacy and tolerability of EPs 7630 in patients (aged 6-18 years old) with acute bronchitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical dose-finding study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-543

  Kamin, W ^a   Maydannik, V G ^b   Malek, F A ^c   Kieser, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^c DR WILLMAR SCHWABE GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; Bronchitis specific symptoms; Children and adolescents; EPs 7630; Herbal drug preparation

Indexed keywords

PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELARGONIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649215970     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01656.x     Document Type: Article

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