Comparison of the sedating effects of levocetirizine and cetirizine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 517-522

  Tzanetos, Douglas B ^a   Fahrenholz, John M ^b   Scott, Theresa ^b   Buchholz, Kristina ^b  

^a PSC   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL RHINITIS SYMPTOM SCORE;

ADULT; AGED; CETIRIZINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955205907     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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