N of 1 randomised controlled trials of oral ketamine in patients with chronic pain

Pain

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-287

  Haines, Derek R ^a   Gaines, Simon P ^a  

^a Royal Hull Hospitals Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic neuropathic pain; n of 1 trials; Oral ketamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BETAHISTINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; DOSULEPIN; IBUPROFEN; ISOSORBIDE; KETAMINE; MEFENAMIC ACID; MEPTAZINOL; MORPHINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; RANITIDINE; TEMAZEPAM; THEOPHYLLINE; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; NEURALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; PAIN; PLACEBOS;

EID: 0032836173     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00117-7     Document Type: Article

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