Amitriptyline effectively relieves neuropathic pain following treatment of breast cancer

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Kalso, Eija ^a   Tasmuth, Tiina ^a   Neuvonen Pertti, J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

amitriptyline; analgesics; antidepressants; breast cancer; chronic; neuropathic; pain; tricyclics

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NEUROPATHY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0001014113     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00138-7     Document Type: Article

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