Paracetamol with and without codeine in acute pain: A quantitative systematic review

Pain

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 193-201

  Moore, Andrew ^a   Collins, Sally ^a   Carroll, Dawn ^a   McQuay, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analgesic; codeine; NNT; paracetamol

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030934744     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03319-2     Document Type: Article

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