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QUESTION: In patients with acute sore throat, are non-antibiotic treatments effective?
Data sources
Studies were identified by searching Medline (from 1966) and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry.
Study selection
Studies in any language were selected if they were controlled trials of any non-antibiotic intervention in a clinical setting. Exclusion criteria were excessive dropouts, no treatment, and unclear randomisation and blinding.
Data extraction
Data were extracted on type of treatment, definition of illness, patient characteristics, setting, blinding, and estimate of treatment effect. Outcome measures were patient centred sore throat symptoms. …
Footnotes
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Source of funding: no external funding.
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For correspondence: Professor C Del Mar, Centre for General Practice, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia. Fax +61 7 3365-5442.
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A modified version of this abstract appears in Evidence-Based Nursing.