Topical lidocaine reduces pain in post-herpetic neuralgia

Pain

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 297-301

  Rowbotham, Michael C ^a   Fields, Howard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidocaine; Post herpetic neuralgia; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LIDOCAINE; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 0024456169     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(89)90216-9     Document Type: Article

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