Analgesic efficacy and safety of paracetamol-codeine combinations versus paracetamol alone: A systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7053, 1996, Pages 321-325

  De Craen, Anton J M ^a   Di Giulio, Giuseppe ^b   Lampe Schoenmaeckers, Angela J E M ^a   Kessels, Alphons G H ^b   Kleijnen, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NAUSEA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0029787774     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7053.321     Document Type: Article

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