Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections in primary care: A randomized study using aromatic herbs

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b   Dudai, Nativ ^c   Eini, Anat ^d   Torem, Moshe ^d   Schiff, Elad ^e,f   Rakover, Yoseph ^a,d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c Newe Ya'ar Research Center   (Israel)

^d HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; APPLICATION SITE STINGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY PHARYNX; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MULTICENTER STUDY; OREGANO; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROSEMARY; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78650725686     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/690346     Document Type: Article

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