Do cough suppressants or honey help pediatric cough?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-

  Allan, G Michael ^a   Korownyk, Christina ^a   Kolber, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE;

BOTULISM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COUGHING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HONEY; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; HONEY; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79954513122     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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