Evaluation on the antipruritic role of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the treatment of pruritic dermatoses

Dermatology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-241

  Tang, William Yuk Ming ^a,c   Chan, Loi Yuen ^a   Lo, Kuen Kong ^a   Wong, Tze Wai ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Community Medicine   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Pruritus; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032754706     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018254     Document Type: Article

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