Unique clinical trial design: Combination acyclovir plus prednisone therapy of localized zoster in the normal host

Antiviral Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-68

  Whitley, Richard J ^a   Gnann Jr , John W ^a   Weiss, Heidi L ^a   Soong, Seng Jaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Clinical trial design; Herpes zoster; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

HERPES; HERPES ZOSTER;

ACICLOVIR; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NEURITIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; PREDNISONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0029917308     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-3542(95)00920-5     Document Type: Article

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