Codeine for acute cough in children

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1293-1294

  Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLACEBO;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; COUGH; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 78650502614     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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