L-carnitine in cyclical vomiting syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1180-

  McLoughlin, L M ^a   Trimble, E R ^a   Jackson, P ^a   Chong, S K F ^b  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b SM5 1AA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARNITINE; LORAZEPAM; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN 1 ANTAGONIST; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; CYCLICAL VOMITING SYNDROME; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ANTIEMETICS; CARNITINE; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 9644289491     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.047183     Document Type: Article

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