Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia by topical application of prostaglandin E1-vaseline mixture-A single blind controlled clinical trial

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-294

  Tamakawa, Susumu ^a,b   Tsujimoto, Junko ^a   Iharada, Akemi ^a   Ogawa, Hidemichi ^a  

^a Rumoi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PAIN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032893939     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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