Efficacy of analgesics in chronic pain: A series of N-of-1 studies

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 244-252

  Sheather Reid, Rachel B ^a   Cohen, Milton L ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesic treatment; Chronic musculoskeletal pain; Codeine; Ibuprofen; N of 1 studies

Indexed keywords

CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031839328     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00369-8     Document Type: Article

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