Corticosteroids for a sore throat?

dc.contributor.author	Bergeson, Keri	eng
dc.contributor.author	Rogers, Nina Vergari	eng
dc.contributor.author	Prasad, Shailendra	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2013	eng
dc.description.abstract	Consider prescribing a single dose of corticosteroids for patients with sore throat, which has been found to bring quicker pain relief and resolution of symptoms. Stength of recommendationA: Based on a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in ambulatory care settings.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/36133
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2013)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 62, no. 07 (July 2013): 372-374.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Throat -- Diseases -- Treatment	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Adrenocortical hormones	eng
dc.subject.other	Corticosteroids	eng
dc.subject.other	Sore throat	eng
dc.subject.other	Pain relief	eng
dc.title	Corticosteroids for a sore throat?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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