Side Effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Asthmatic Children
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Side effects of the leukotriene receptor antagonists in asthmatic children
Results It was found out that 67.5% of 41 (4%) patients in whom side effects were observed was male and their average age was 6.5. The rate of patients with asthma was 63.41% and it was 36.58% for patients with early wheezing. It was determined that sex, age and diagnosis (early wheezing or asthma) of the patients were ineffective in the emergence of side effects. The average period for the eme...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-2142,2008-2150
DOI: 10.5812/ijp.3313