An evaluation of the ocular drying effects of 2 systemic antihistamines: Loratadine and cetirizine hydrochloride

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 460-464

  Ousler, George W ^a   Wilcox, Katrina A ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Abelson, Mark B ^a,b   Fink, Kate ^a  

^a Ophthalmic Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; LORATADINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TEAR FILM;

EID: 8644243916     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61413-5     Document Type: Article

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