Comparison of acetaminophen and ketoprofen in febrile children: A single dose randomized clinical trial

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-217

  Senel, Saliha ^a   Erkek, Nilgun ^b   Karacan, Can Demir ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR SAMI ULUS MATERNITY AND CHILDREN S HEALTH AND DISEASES TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antipyretic; Children; Fever; Ketoprofen; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIPYRETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOPROFEN; MALE;

EID: 84861519012     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0500-3     Document Type: Article

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