Coughing in children with colds: efficacy and new possibilities for phytotherapy
https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2019-2-90-94
Abstract
The article deals with the problem of acute cough treatment against the background of a cold. The efficiency and side effects of official medicine and modern phytotherapy are discussed. The data of the Cochrane reviews, meta-analyses, international and Russian researches proving expediency and efficiency of coughing symptoms treatment by means of natural origin are given.
About the Author
A. I. SafinaRussian Federation
Safina Asiya Ildusovna – Dr. of Sci. (Med), Professor, Head of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology
420012, Kazan, 36 Butlerova St.
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For citations:
Safina AI. Coughing in children with colds: efficacy and new possibilities for phytotherapy. Meditsinskiy sovet = Medical Council. 2019;(2):90-94. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21518/2079-701X-2019-2-90-94