Postherpetic neuralgia: Impact of famciclovir, age, rash severity, and acute pain in herpes zoster patients

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Dworkin, Robert H ^a   Boon, Ron J ^b   Griffin, David R G ^b   Phung, De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMCICLOVIR; PLACEBO;

AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031763559     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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