Comparison of antipyretic effectiveness of equal doses of rectal and oral acetaminophen in children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Karbasi, Sedigha Akhavan ^a   Modares Mosadegh, Moneyreh ^a   Golestan, Motahhareh ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fever; Oral acetaminophen; Rectal acetaminophen

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953306274     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1992     Document Type: Article

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