Levodropropizine for treating cough in adult and children: A meta-analysis of published studies

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zanasi, Alessandro ^a   Lanata, Luigi ^c   Fontana, Giovanni ^b   Saibene, Federico ^c   Dicpinigaitis, Peter ^e   De Blasio, Francesco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Chemistry Section   (Italy)

^d Private Hospital   (Italy)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVDROPROPIZINE;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84949535461     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40248-015-0014-3     Document Type: Article

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