Do corticosteroids prevent post‐herpetic neuralgia?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1980, Pages 551-555

  KECZKES, KALMAN ^a   BASHEER, A M ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

AGED; CARBAMAZEPINE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEURALGIA; PREDNISOLONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0018843290     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb07654.x     Document Type: Article

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