A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sclerosing injections in patients with chronic low back pain

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1255-1259

  Dechow, E ^a   Davies, R K ^a   Carr, A J ^b   Thompson, P W ^a,c  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Pain questionnaires; Sclerosing injections

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LIDOCAINE; PHENOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032762557     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.12.1255     Document Type: Article

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