Ketoprofen, acetaminophen, and placebo in the treatment of tension headache

Headache

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 579-589

  Mehlisch, Donald R ^a   Weaver, Melanie ^a   Fladung, Bernward ^b  

^a Premier Research   (United States)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Ketoprofen; NSAIDs; Pain relief; Tension headache

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031784737     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3808579.x     Document Type: Article

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