Do cough suppressants or honey help pediatric cough?
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Effect of honey on nocturnal cough and sleep quality: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.
OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of a single nocturnal dose of 3 honey products (eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, or labiatae honey) to placebo (silan date extract) on nocturnal cough and difficulty sleeping associated with childhood upper respiratory tract infections (URIs). METHODS A survey was administered to parents on 2 consecutive days, first on the day of presentation, when no medicati...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
دوره 57 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011